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How does the number of chromosomes in sex cells compare with the number of chromosomes in the body?
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∙ 10y ago
Sex cells have 23 chromosomes compared to the body cells' 46 chromosomes. This is because a child is created from half the genome of its father and half the genome of its mother.
In other words, 23 chromosomes in the mother's egg and 23 chromosomes in the father's sperm, when combined generate a child with 46 chromosomes in its body cells.
However, sometimes mutations occur where more of fewer chromosomes are passed down, this will either result in no embryotic development or the embryo having some kind of syndrome.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 11y agoIn the sex cells you only have half of the number of chromosomes- 23 instead of 46 which is what you have in your other body cells
This is because when the sperm fertilizes the egg, the two nuclei fuse together and the chromosomes combine so you then have the right number for normal body cells to develop in the baby.
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∙ 10y agoHumans as example.
In sex cells there are 23 chromosomes, which is the haploid number. One half; n.
In somatic (body ) cells there are 46 chromosomes ( 23 pair ) that are the diploid number. 2n.
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∙ 12y agono gamete's generally have about half the number of chromosomes as a normal body cell
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∙ 14y agoThere are 23 chromosomes in a sex cell which is haploid as opposed to the 46 chromosomes in a somatic (body) cell which is diploid.
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∙ 14y agoI could be wrong, but I'd say body (somatic) cells.
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∙ 12y agoNo, chromosomes have 1/2 the number of gametes in a body cell.
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∙ 11y agoA body cell has twice the genetic information as a sex cell.
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∙ 10y agoNo, it has half of the number.
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How do the numbers of chromosomes in normal body cells compare with the number of chromosomes in sex cells?
gametes typically have exactly one half the number of chromosomes of body cells. This makes sense because two gametes are combined through fertilization to make a new cell with a full set of chromosomes. In some instances, the gamete has an extra chromosome because the chromosomes don't segregate properly during meiosis. This causes a condition called trisomy, and can cause disorders like down syndrome
Why is this important each of the haploid sex cells has only half the number of chromosomes as the original diploi d cell?
Gametes (or sex cells) are haploid in nature. This means they have half the number of chromosomes present in a regular body cell (or somatic cell). The male and female gametes unite in a process called fertilization to give rise to the offspring. Since both the male and female gametes have haploid number of chromosomes, the final offspring will end up having the diploid number of chromosomes.
How are gemetes different from other cells in the body?
The most obvious difference is that gametes are haploid, meaning that they contain only half the full complement of chromosomes in a somatic cell. There are also structural difference between the sperm and the egg and the gametes of different species.
What in the world are cells?
cells are atoms that are in all matter and your body is made up of cells too!
Which blood cell takes carbon dioxide or waste away?
red blood cells
How do the number of chromosomes in a female scorpion's egg cells compare with the number in her body (somatic) cells?
There are 46 chromosomes in your body cells. The egg cells have half the amount of chromosomes as the body cells, so there are 23 chromosomes in the egg cells.
How does the number of chromosomes in a grasshoppers body cell compare to the number in its sex cell?
sex cells(gametes) are haploid in nature as compared to body cells(somatic cells) thus the number of chromosomes in a sex cell of a grasshopper is half the number of chromosomes in a body cell
How does the number of chromosome in a persons gametes compare with the numbers of chromosomes in the body cells?
There are half as many chromosomes in gametes than in normal body cells.
How does a number of chromosomes in a person's sex cells compare with the number of chromosomes in the body cells?
In the sex cells you only have half of the number of chromosomes- 23 instead of 46 which is what you have in your other body cells This is because when the sperm fertilizes the egg, the two nuclei fuse together and the chromosomes combine so you then have the right number for normal body cells to develop in the baby.
HOW does the number of chromosomes in a person sex cells compare with the number of chromosomes in the body cells?
In the sex cells you only have half of the number of chromosomes- 23 instead of 46 which is what you have in your other body cells This is because when the sperm fertilizes the egg, the two nuclei fuse together and the chromosomes combine so you then have the right number for normal body cells to develop in the baby.
How does the number of chromosomes in a persons sex cell compare with the number of chromosomes in the body cells?
In the sex cells you only have half of the number of chromosomes- 23 instead of 46 which is what you have in your other body cells This is because when the sperm fertilizes the egg, the two nuclei fuse together and the chromosomes combine so you then have the right number for normal body cells to develop in the baby.
How do the numbers of chromosomes in cells compare with the number of chromosomes in sex cells?
The mother gives the egg and the father gives the the sperm and wine they come to get it can make a zygote in other words the baby
How does the number of chromosomes in a zygote compare with the number of chromosomes in a body cell?
Double.Each gamete (sex cell) has one copy of each chromosome. Somatic (body) cells have 2 copies.
Do Body cells only have half the total number of chromosomes?
All body cells contain a total number of 46 chromosomes except sex cells (the egg and the sperm) which have half the number of chromosomes (23) no.... body cells or somatic cells have 46 chromosomes which is the diploid chromosome number of homo sapiens... gametes or sex cells have 23 chromosomes which is the haploid chromosome number...
How does the number of chromosomes in gametes of an organism that reproduces sexually differ from the numbers of chromosomes in other cells?
Unlike somatic (body) cells, gametes have two time the number of chromosomes as body cells. Gametes (2n). Body cells (n). For example, human 46 chromosomes in gamete cells but half of that (23) in body cells.
Why is it important that sex cells have exactly the number of chromosomes as the body cells?
The DO NOT "have exactly the number of chromosomes as the body cells", they have 1/2 that number. This is so that when two sex cells come together to form an embryo, the cells of that embryo have exactly the same number of chromosomes as the body cells of the two parents and not twice that number.
What did Sutton observe about the relative numbers of chromosomes in the body cells and sex cells of grasshoppers?
body cells of a grasshopper has 24 chromosomes and 12 chromosomes in the sex cells so as many body cell chromosomes you have you will have half that number of chromosomes in your sex cells.
