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There are 23 chromosomes in a human cell following meiosis. Meiosis is sometimes called "reduction division". The first division of meiosis (meiosis I) halves the chromosome number. In humans, there are 46 chromosomes in the mother cell when it begins meiosis I. More precisely, there are 23 pairs, one of each pair having been inherited from each parent. This number (46 in humans) is the diploid number for the species. After meiosis, each cell has the haploid number (23 in humans), i.e. one of each chromosome in the set.

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How many chromosomes are in the daughter cell in meiosis II?

The four daughter cells of meiosis II are haploid, so they will have half the number of chromosomes as the diploid parent cell. In humans, there are 46 chromosomes in the diploid body cells, and 23 chromosomes in the haploid daughter cells of meiosis II. In females, one of the four daughter cells will contain the most cytoplasm and organelles, and will form an egg cell. In males, all four daughter cells will form sperm cells.


How many chromosomes will be in a daughter cell after meiosis?

Meosis is called a reductional division. This means the daughter cells in a meotic cell division have half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell. Parent cell (2n) ------> Meotic cell division ------> 2 daughter cells (n)


How many cells does meiosis start with?

Meiosis starts with one cell that has a diploid number of chromosomes, which means it has two sets of chromosomes.


How many chromosomes does each cell contain at the end of meiosis 2?

each cell has 4 chromosomes after meosis It depends on what organism. if each cell has42 chromosomes then the cells after mitosis have 42 in meosis they end up having half of 42 and have four cells because the do mitosis 2


How many chromosomes in meiosis?

The original question was not asking about "each new cell," but rather they were asking about the parent cell which is the start of meiosis. The answer is, each parent cell, NOT gamete cell, contains 46 chromosomes or is diploid, (2n). After the two divisions that occur in meiosis, the end result will be four haploid (n) cells or rather, four cells with 23 chromosomes each.

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How many chromosomes are present when meiosis starts?

In humans, 46 chromosomes are present when meiosis begins. The four daughter cells that result from meiosis have 23 chromosomes.


How many chromosomes are present when meiosis is started?

In humans, 46 chromosomes are present when meiosis begins. The four daughter cells that result from meiosis have 23 chromosomes.


How many chromosomes do the daughter cells os meiosis 1 contain?

The daughter cells of meiosis I contain the haploid number of chromosomes, which is half the number of chromosomes found in the parent cell. In humans, each daughter cell of meiosis I contains 23 chromosomes.


How many cells form at the end of human meiosis and how many chromosomes do they each contain?

At the end of meiosis II, four haploid cells form. Haploid means they have only one set of chromosomes. For humans, that would be 23 chromosomes.


What is the number of chromosomes in daughter cells in humans during meiosis?

Meiosis produces daughter cells with half as many chromosomes as the parent cell. This means that because a normal human cell has 46 chromosomes, a gamete (produced through meiosis) will only contain 23 chromosomes.


How many chromosomes does meiosis produce as the original?

In humans meiosis produces 23 chromosomes. The human body cell has 46 chromosomes When meiosis occurs 1/2 of the body cells go into the haploid cell produced


How many chromosomes are in the resulting cells after human meiosis?

23 chromosomes


How many chromosomes do the cells in meiosis 2 have?

In humans, it would be 23 chromosomes, which are initially 23 pairs of sister chromatids until anaphase II when they are separated.


How many chromosomes are in the new daughter cells for meiosis?

4 cells


How many chromosomes are in the daughter cell in meiosis II?

The four daughter cells of meiosis II are haploid, so they will have half the number of chromosomes as the diploid parent cell. In humans, there are 46 chromosomes in the diploid body cells, and 23 chromosomes in the haploid daughter cells of meiosis II. In females, one of the four daughter cells will contain the most cytoplasm and organelles, and will form an egg cell. In males, all four daughter cells will form sperm cells.


How many chromosomes are there in one of its reproductive cells formed by meiosis?

cells and genetics


The process productive cells that have half as many chromosomes as a body cells have?

Meiosis.