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Does a egg cell have half the information to help make a new life?
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∙ 12y ago
An unfertilised cell has half the normal amount of genetic material via meiosis. A sperm cell has another half. By half I mean one chromosome instead of a pair. You have 2 pairs of chromosomes and two Xs or an X and a Y. In meiosis the DNA is replicated, mixed and then divided by cell division. Half and half makes one.
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∙ 12y agoAn egg cell (hypothetically) contains all of the necessary information to create a new life, it has the entire genome, however only one copy of it. Human ells have 46 chromosomes in 23 pairs. Each set of 23 has a full set of DNA, one from your father, the other from your mother. Sex cells such as eggs are the exception as they undergo a process called meiosis which separates the chromosomes pairs. When a sperm cell meets the egg it will bring 23 chromosomes from the father and they will meet, swap DNA and the new zygote that is created will have a full set of 46 chromosomes.
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What kind of cell has half as many chromosomes as the parent cell?
That's a haploid cell. (Cells with the full set of chromosomes are called diploid.)Some plants and micro-organisms go through stages in their life when their bodies are made of haploid cells, but in animals, the only haploid cells are gametes (sperm and egg cells). They're haploid so that when they fuse together at fertilisation the full diploid number of chromosomes will be restored.Haploid cells are produced by a process called meiosis.
What molecule contains the genetic information necessary to regulate cells?
If by directing the cell you mean what type of cell it becomes, or what function it has, all genetics are stored in the nucleus.
. How do enzymes aid in cell regulation?
Enzymes speed up reactions that help sustain life.
What is the smallest unit of life?
A cell is the smallest unit of life
Why is a nucleus so important to a living cell?
The nucleus contains the chromosomes, which contain the genes, which are the blueprints for life. They contain the information for the sequence of amino acids that will be in the proteins that are produced by the cell.
What in a cell help with cell life process?
nucleus
What is the half life red blood cell in sickle cell disease?
It can be as low as 4 days.
How does a cell get the information it needs to perform all of its life functions?
All of that information is contained in the cells DNA which is found at the nucleus of that cell.
How do you write a formula that expresses the half life of live is forever?
Due to the lack of information that you have provided with your question I am unable to anwer it at this time. Please give more detail and information so that I can help you.
What carries out all life functions of the cell?
genetic information
Which information can be determined using half-life?
age of material
What kind of cell has half as many chromosomes as the parent cell?
That's a haploid cell. (Cells with the full set of chromosomes are called diploid.)Some plants and micro-organisms go through stages in their life when their bodies are made of haploid cells, but in animals, the only haploid cells are gametes (sperm and egg cells). They're haploid so that when they fuse together at fertilisation the full diploid number of chromosomes will be restored.Haploid cells are produced by a process called meiosis.
What life process does cell division help us with?
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What life process does cell division help with?
making love
What is the job of chromosomes?
They contain the hereditary information necessary for cell life.
Why The Nucleus Is Important In The Life Of The Cell?
The nucleus of a cell contains the cell's DNA. The DNA is important because it contains the information for the cell's life: how to produce everything it needs to survive. see how smart i am(:suman:)
What is the relationship between half life and radio activity?
Half life is quite simply the time required for a radioactive element to decrease by decay to half the amount.
