The original question was not asking about "each new cell," but rather they were asking about the parent cell which is the start of meiosis. The answer is, each parent cell, NOT gamete cell, contains 46 chromosomes or is diploid, (2n). After the two divisions that occur in meiosis, the end result will be four haploid (n) cells or rather, four cells with 23 chromosomes each.
It is the haploid number so half the normal number of chromosomes. For example in the case of humans; we have 23 pairs (46 in total) so after meiosis has occured the gametes (sex cells) contain 23 chromosomes which are no longer paired.
That depends on what species the animal is.
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One half is the number of chromosomes that result from meiosis. If the parent cell has 30, the number would be 15.
You have meiosis there to give you gametes. You get half the chromosomes in case of the gametes. There are 23 pairs in normal cells and 23 single chromosomes in case of the gametes.
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Meiosis is known as a reduction division. The total number of chromosomes present prior to meiosis is reduced in half at the end of meiosis. In this case 12 pairs of chromosomes before meiosis (a total of 24 chromosomes) becomes 12 chromosomes (one of each pair) at the end of meiosis.
Meiosis forms sex cells. So, there are 23 chromosomes at the end of meiosis.
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In humans, 46 chromosomes are present when meiosis begins. The four daughter cells that result from meiosis have 23 chromosomes.
In humans, 46 chromosomes are present when meiosis begins. The four daughter cells that result from meiosis have 23 chromosomes.
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Twenty three chromosomes will be in each cell after meiosis is completed.
Because in meiosis the chromosomes don't line up
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Meiosis is known as a reduction division. The total number of chromosomes present prior to meiosis is reduced in half at the end of meiosis. In this case 12 pairs of chromosomes before meiosis (a total of 24 chromosomes) becomes 12 chromosomes (one of each pair) at the end of meiosis.
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half chromosomes mather
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