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During meiosis, the chromosome number decreases by half. For example, if a human cell with 46 chromosomes were to undergo meiosis, the result would be four daughter cells with 23 chromosomes in each.
Daughter cells in mitosis are exact copies of the parent cell; therefore, they have the same number of chromosomes.
No. Meiosis results in halving of chromosome number. Chromosome number after one round of meiosis is half that of original chromosome number. Generally, meiosis takes place during gamete formation. So when two gametes fuse, they lead to restoration of the chromosome number. Hence chromosome number can be maintained in sexually reproducing organisms.
The original cell (before meiosis occurs) will have a chromosome number of 2n. After meiosis, the resulting daughter cells will have a chromosome number of n. So the daughter cells will have half the number of chromosomes as the original cell. For example, a normal somatic (non-sex) human cell will have 46 chromosomes. Each gamete (the result of meiosis) will therefore have 23 chromosomes.
The chromosome number at the end of meiosis is half of the parent cell
During meiosis, the chromosome number decreases by half. For example, if a human cell with 46 chromosomes were to undergo meiosis, the result would be four daughter cells with 23 chromosomes in each.
During meiosis, the chromosome number decreases by half. For example, if a human cell with 46 chromosomes were to undergo meiosis, the result would be four daughter cells with 23 chromosomes in each.
Yes - the daughter cells produced in meiosis (gametes) have half the number of chromosomes as those in the original cell. This is why meiosis is referred to as 'reduction division'. However, as meiosis produces cells which are involved in sexual reproduction - the chromosome number in the species remains constant. This is because when the two gametes combine, the resulting organism has the correct number of chromosomes (half from each gamete).
Daughter cells in mitosis are exact copies of the parent cell; therefore, they have the same number of chromosomes.
No. Meiosis results in halving of chromosome number. Chromosome number after one round of meiosis is half that of original chromosome number. Generally, meiosis takes place during gamete formation. So when two gametes fuse, they lead to restoration of the chromosome number. Hence chromosome number can be maintained in sexually reproducing organisms.
The process of meiosis ensure that the offspring will be genetically identical to be parent
Well, meiosis splits a cell into two daughter half-cells.
Meiosis reduces the number of chromosome sets from two (diploid), to one (haploid). In mitosis the daughter cells are genetically identical to the parent cell, but meiosis produces cells that differ genetically from the parent cell as well as each other. In the final stage of meiosis II there end up being 4n daughter cells. So remember mitosis is diploid and meiosis is haploid.
Meiosis results in 4 haploid daughter cells with only half the number of chromosomes as the original cell.Mitosis results in 2 diploid daughter cells with the same number of chromosomes as the original cell.meiosis 4 and mitosis 2In mitosis, the daughter cells (2 produced per cell division) contain 2 copies of each chromosome (similar to the parent cell before division)In meosis, the daughter cells (2 produced per cell division) contain only one copy of each chromosome (half the chromosomal content of the parent cell)Meiosis results in 4 haploid daughter cells with only half the number of chromosomes as the original cell.Mitosis results in 2 diploid daughter cells with the same number of chromosomes as the original cell.
Sexual reproduction joins two cells that each have half the total chromosome number.
The original cell (before meiosis occurs) will have a chromosome number of 2n. After meiosis, the resulting daughter cells will have a chromosome number of n. So the daughter cells will have half the number of chromosomes as the original cell. For example, a normal somatic (non-sex) human cell will have 46 chromosomes. Each gamete (the result of meiosis) will therefore have 23 chromosomes.
In meiosis, for daughter cells are produced, each containing half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell.