How many homologous chromosomes do you have in your gametes?

Answer 1

Number of Homologous Chromosomes in GametesGametes contain 23 paired chromosomes. Gametes are haploid because they are sex cells to be combined with other haploid sex cells of the opposite gender to form the required 46 chromosomes that form a zygote (a future child), which is diploid.

Answer 2

Gametes are the male and female reproductive cells, sperm and eggs. These cells are produced by a cell that undergoes meiosis. That process creates 4 haploid cells, haploid meaning that there is only one set of chromosomes in each cell. A normal, or diploid, cell would have homologous pairs but because a gamete is haploid, it only has one half of the homologous chromosomes.

For instance a human has 46 chromosomes, so there are 23 pairs of chromosomes. Every diploid cell has all 46 but gametes only have 23 chromosomes in every cell.

Also when the cell is under going meiosis crossing over of the chromosomes during metaphase can occur, so the haploid cells that result from meiosis are not genetically identical.

Answer 3

Homologous genes which have the same genetic information on each of their chromosomes e.g XX. You can find 23 in a sperm and an egg and so when they fuse it forms 46 which is the number found in a human.

Answer 4

Gametes are haploid cells so N chromosomes.

Answer 5

Are homologous chromosomes normally found in gametes? yes

Answer 6

yes because there are then two chromosomes in the cell that line up (for example chromosome 17 to chromosome 17)

Answer 7

Gametes have 23 chromosomes each, consisting of one set of 23 chromosomes, with each chromosome being homologous to a corresponding chromosome in the other set.

Answer 8

Yes they are.

Answer 9

Its really critical thinking.