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The sperm normally provides half of the offspring's DNA and the egg is supposed to provide the other homologous chromosomes. However, the egg also contributes its mitochondria and therefore, mitochrondrial DNA, along with other organelles.

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Is the parent cell diploid a characteristic of meiosis not mitosis?

Mitosis starts with a diploid parent cell and ends with two diploid daughter cells. Meiosis starts with a diploid parent cell and ends with haploid daugther cells. The number of cells produced depends on the type of gamete being generated.


How many daughter cells are produced when a mouse cell undergoes meiosis?

2


A cell with a diploid number of 20 undergoes meiosis. this will produce?

It will have 4 daughter cells and 10 chromosome per daughter cell because the number of chromosomes you start with is doubled and then divided by four.


Mitosis is very similar to?

Meiosis, as they are both processes of cell division. However, in meiosis, the cells produced have half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell, whereas in mitosis the cells produced are identical to the parent cell.


Describe the differences between the original cell that undergoes meiosis and the daughter cells produced by meiosis?

The original cell that undergoes meiosis is diploid, meaning it has two sets of chromosomes. The daughter cells produced by meiosis are haploid, containing only one set of chromosomes. Additionally, the original cell undergoes two rounds of cell division to produce four daughter cells, each genetically unique due to crossing over and independent assortment.


In the haploid life cycle gametes are produced by?

Meiosis. During meiosis, a diploid cell undergoes two rounds of cell division to produce haploid gametes (sperm and egg cells) with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell. This process helps maintain the correct chromosome number throughout sexual reproduction.


How many chromosomes are in the original cell that undergoes meiosis?

The original cell that undergoes meiosis, known as a diploid cell, contains two sets of chromosomes, one from each parent. In humans, this means it has a total of 46 chromosomes, or 23 pairs. During meiosis, this diploid cell undergoes two rounds of division to produce four haploid cells, each containing 23 chromosomes.


How does a cell produced by meiosis differ from the parent cell?

A cell produced by meiosis has half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell, it is haploid. Meiosis involves two rounds of cell division, resulting in four genetically unique daughter cells. The genetic material is also shuffled and recombined during meiosis, increasing genetic diversity.


Is the parent cell in meiosis haploid or diploid?

The parent cell in meiosis is diploid.


What is what is produced by meiosis?

Cells that contain half of the number of chromosomes present in the parent cell.


What process Are Gametes produced?

Gametes are produced through a process called meiosis, which involves two rounds of cell division. During meiosis, a germ cell undergoes DNA replication and genetic recombination to produce haploid gametes with half the number of chromosomes as the original cell. This process ensures genetic diversity in offspring.


Are gametes produced in meiosis identical to each other but different from parent cell?

No. Each gamete is genetically different from the other gametes and from the parent cell.