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What are 2 kinds of sex cells that a gametophyte produces?
The two kinds of sex cells that a gametophyte produces are eggs (female sex cells) and sperm (male sex cells). During sexual reproduction, these sex cells fuse to form a zygote, which develops into a new organism.
What are female plant sex cells called?
Female plant sex cells are called ovules. They are located within the ovary of the plant and contain genetic material that can combine with pollen to form seeds.
What is a sex cell?
A sex cell, also known as a gamete, is a specialized cell that carries genetic information used in sexual reproduction. In humans, the sex cells are the sperm (male) and the egg (female), which combine during fertilization to form a new organism with a unique genetic makeup.
Scientific name for a sex cell?
germ cellsreproductive cellsgamete cells
How do body cells and sex cells differ?
Human cells have 46 chromosomes (call that 2n, or 2 times n). Now then, if an egg cell + sperm cell = fertilized egg (which becomes a human), how many chromosomes do each have? An egg cell must have 23 chromosomes, and a sperm cell must have 23 chromosomes, because 23 + 23 = 46. When the egg (23) and sperm (23) combine to form a fertilized egg, this egg will now have 46 chromosomes. So human sex cells have n, or 23 chromosomes. If you mean to distinguish somatic chromosomes from sex chromosomes, then you have 22 pairs of somatic chromosomes plus one pair of sex chromosomes, for a total of 46 chromosomes.
When the cells in the male and female parent divide do they form body cells or sex cells?
Sex cells.
What do the sex cells form when they are joined?
A zygote.
What are 2 kinds of sex cells that a gametophyte produces?
The two kinds of sex cells that a gametophyte produces are eggs (female sex cells) and sperm (male sex cells). During sexual reproduction, these sex cells fuse to form a zygote, which develops into a new organism.
What do somatic cells form?
Somatic cells make up the body cells, as opposed to the gametes, which are sex cells.
How are sex cells different from other cell in the body?
Sex cells have 1/2 the number of chromosomes of a normal cell (23)
Explain the stage in the life cycle of fern?
A spore grows into a heart shaped gametophyte. The gametophytes produces sex cells that unite to form a zygote. The zygote grows into a spore producing sporophyte.
During meiosis sex cells divide to form?
during meiosis, sexcells divide to form?
What is the sex cell of male gametophyte?
When DNA is formed in plants the structures such a cells form,Gametophytes make RcD cells. These are helpful in growth and development. They are a sub-cell category of cells. They form R2(o*3) and Nucleic based acids which make sex cells.
What is another name for sex cells?
Another word for sex cells is gametes. A male and female gamete come together to form a zygote: the first cell of the new organism.
Why is it important sex cells have half the number of chromosomesas body cells?
This is important because two sex cells become fertilized and join together to form the new organism. If sex cells had the same number of chromosomes as body cells, then offspring would have twice as many chromosomes as a normal animal would.
How many sex cells contribute when they combine?
Generally two sex cells i. e. the male gamete combines with the egg to form the zygote that develops into a new organism (embryo).
What is the order of fertilization sex cells meiosis zygote mitosis?
The order would be: Meiosis -> sex cells -> fertilization -> zygote -> mitosis Meiosis creates sex cells, called gametes, which combine during fertilization to create a zygote. The zygote then undergoes mitosis.
