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Gametes contain half of the number of chromosomes as somatic cells (the other cells of your body). These chromosomes have the same number of alleles on them as somatic cells, but gametes contain one allele of each gene while somatic cells contain two alleles of each gene. So, they contain half the amount of alleles that the rest of your cells do.

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Gametes sperm and eggs contain the number of alleles found in other cell in the body of an organism?

one-half


Gametes contain what number of alleles found in other cells in the body of an organism?

One-half. Good luck with Plato :)


If a diploid organism has a genome consisting of twenty two chromosomes its gametes will have how many chromosomes?

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what’s the importance of gametes?

Gametes are important because they are necessary for sexual reproduction. Gametes are the sex cells (sperm and ova/eggs) which contain half the number of chromosomes of a somatic (non-sex) cell. This is very important because it ensures that when the two gametes join, the resulting organism has the correct number of chromosomes.


How mice gametes contain 20 chromosomes. How many chromosome do normal mice zygotes contain?

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To maintain the number of chromosomes of an organism what do gametes do?

be produced by meiosis


How many unique gametes can be produced via assortment for an organism with a diploid number of 6 chromosomes?

When a zygote is diploid it obtains two sets of chromosomes. Gametes contain one set of chromosomes. Therefore, 6 chromosomes would amount to 3 sets of gametes.


The number of possible genetically different gametes for an organism equals 2N, where N is the number of pairs of chromosomes. If an organism has four pairs of chromosomes, how many different gametes can it produce?

16 (apex)


How many unique gametes can be produces via independent assortment for an organism with a diploid number of 6 chromosomes?

When a zygote is diploid it obtains two sets of chromosomes. Gametes contain one set of chromosomes. Therefore, 6 chromosomes would amount to 3 sets of gametes.


What To maintain the chromosome number of an organism the gametes must?

Be produced by meosis.


Do ovary or the testes contain the greater number of gametes?

Testes!


The number of possible genetically different gametes for an organism equals 2N where N is the number of pairs of chromosomes. If an organism has four pairs of chromosomes how many differ?

32