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Meiosis is the process of making a cell that has the same number of chromosomes as the parents. In order to keep the same number, they each make gametes which have half their own number of chromosomes. When one gamete, sperm, fertilizes the other gamete, the egg, they join their number of chromosomes together to make an offspring with the same number as the parents have. If they did not do this by meiosis, then very soon, we would have animals which huge numbers of chromosomes.
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What does meiosis result in the formation of?
Meiosis results in the formation of the gametes. These sex cells are haploid.
In which structure or organs does meiosis formation of male gametes and or female gametes occur in animals?
In which structure or organ does meiosis formation of male gametes and or female gametes occur in plants male and females
What occurs only in the formation of gametes.?
Meiosis
What is Meiosis the basis for?
genetic recombination and formation of gametes
Segregation of alleles occurs during?
Segregation.
What is a short lived product of the formation of gametes by meiosis?
Polar Body
Unlike mitosis meiosis results in the formation of what sort of cells?
Unlike mitosis, meiosis results in the formation of haploid cells.
What Process results in the formation of gametes?
Gametes are produced by a type of cell division called meiosis. Meiosis results in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell.
What are the gametes of females?
go to: http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/tutorials/meiosis/page1.html
What process occurs only in the information of gametes?
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.
How does the principle of segregation relate to meiosis?
The pair of factors are separated during the formation of gametes.
What is the nuclear division mechanism that produces gametes?
In eukaryotes, a nuclear divison mechanism called meiosis precedes the formation of gametes and, in many species, spores. It is the basis of sexxual reproduction.
