In females, the sex cells (eggs) are produced in the ovaries. In males, the sex cells (sperm) are produced in the testes.
In animals, the male sex cells are sperm (produced in the testes) and the female sex cells are eggs (produced in the ovaries). These sex cells, or gametes, contain half the number of chromosomes (haploid) found in a somatic cell, which is diploid. In eukaryotes, including humans, the chromosomes are found in the cell nucleus.
Ovaries in females, testes in males.
Humans have 23 chromosomes in their sex cells.
Gametes are specialized sex cells that are involved in sexual reproduction. In humans, gametes include sperm cells produced by males and egg cells produced by females. Gametes carry half the genetic information of a normal cell and fuse during fertilization to form a zygote.
The proper scientific name for a reproductive/sex cell is a gamete.
sex cells
sex Cells
Humans have 23 chromosomes in their sex cells.
That's where ALL cells are produced - including male sex cells.
Make sex cells are called sperm and female sex cells are called ova
Where sex cells are produced: meiosis Where sex cells unite: fertilization
In animals, the male sex cells are sperm (produced in the testes) and the female sex cells are eggs (produced in the ovaries). These sex cells, or gametes, contain half the number of chromosomes (haploid) found in a somatic cell, which is diploid. In eukaryotes, including humans, the chromosomes are found in the cell nucleus.
sex cells
The main sex cells produced in the testicles are sperm cells (spermatozoa). These cells are essential for sexual reproduction and fertilization.
meiosis
The sex cells. That includes the sperm in males, and egg in females. This happens so that if the two joined, they would combine chromosomes to make 48, the necessary amount for humans.
Meiosis is the process that produces the sex cells.