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During the formation of gametes - a process called gametogenesis - meiosis is a process which only occurs during this period. Meiosis is a special type of cell division necessary for sexual reproduction.
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What is the difference between the genetic material in body cells and gametes?
Gametes only contain one half the total genetic information.
In what types of organisms does meiosis occur?
Animals, plants, some algae, most fungi, and some protists.
What is term for reproductive cell?
gametes
What is germinal variation?
Germinal variation is the type of variation that occurs only in germplasm of organisms.so,only the variations from the germplasm and the gametes are passed on the offsprings.It may be apparent from the birth of the individual or may develop at any stage of life of the organism. By,M.J.G.
Who does somatic mutation affect?
A somatic mutation is one that occurs in any body cell with the exception of the gametes (sperm and eggs). A somatic mutation cannot be passed on to offspring, so it affects only the person with the mutation.
What occurs only in the formation of gametes.?
Meiosis
What occurs only in the gonads?
Production of gametes.
Why must gametes only contain half the amount of generic information of the parent?
As gametes are only the reproductive cells of one parent (either but not both).
What parts of your body does meiosis occur?
it occurs in the gametes, the sex cells. where mitosis occurs in all other cells that have two halves of chromosomes, meiosis occurs in cells which only have one half of the chromosomes.
How many different gametes can it produce?
No gametes are formed in asexual reproduction because they are only formed in sexual reproduction. Many cells can come from one cell in asexual reproduction which is really a cloning process, but not gametes.
What is the difference between the genetic material in body cells and gametes?
Gametes only contain one half the total genetic information.
Why does meiosis tend to give rise to greater diversity more quickly than asexual reproduction?
When you make exact carbon copies of genetic material, diversity only occurs when a mis-copy occurs as opposed to a regular basis. This is how asexual reproduction creates new creatures. Meiosis leads to gametes which are cells with only half of the genetic information from the original cell. When that is combined with half of the genetic information from a different creatures gametes, the resultant creature is different from both parents every time. This is how sexual reproduction creates diverse creatures at every iteration.
Does Viral replication only occurs when the cell is in the process of mitosis?
no
Which digestive process normally occurs only in the mouth?
ingestion
Coud the formation of a zygote occur during meiosis?
Meiosis generates gametes (sperm and eggs cells). The combination of the gametes makes the zygotes. So, the process meiosis produces only half of a zygote.
WHAT Processes occurs only in organisms that reproduce sexually?
The process of meiosis.
What process occurs in eukaryotic organisms that only reproduce asexually?
mitosismeiosis
