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Meiosis, the division of sex cells, produces cells with half the number of chromosomes found in body cells. This is for a very simple reason - when a male sex cell and a female sex cell combine, they form one cell with the full number of chromosomes.

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What produces cell with half the normal number of chromosomes?

the answer is MEIOSIS meiosis produces 4 single cells with half member of the chromosomes mitosis produces 2 cells with full member of the chromosomes


What produces cells with half normal number of chromosomes?

Meiosis is a form of cell division that produces four daughter cells that are haploid (have half the number of chromosomes found in a normal/somatic cell). Meiosis is involved in sexual reproduction, and produces gametes (sperm and ovum/egg).


What produces with half the normal number of chromosome?

the answer is MEIOSIS meiosis produces 4 single cells with half member of the chromosomes mitosis produces 2 cells with full member of the chromosomes


What type of cell does meiosis make?

Meiosis produces gamete cells, such as sperm and egg cells, which are haploid cells with half the number of chromosomes as a normal body cell.


Why is it neceesary for meiosis to produce cells with fewer chromosomes?

Meiosis produces cells with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell to ensure the offspring receive the correct number of chromosomes. This reduction is crucial for sexual reproduction because when two gametes with half the chromosome number combine, the resulting zygote will have the proper number of chromosomes for normal development.


Meiosis produces cells that?

Meiosis produces cells that have half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell, are genetically unique due to crossing over and random assortment of chromosomes, and are used in sexual reproduction to produce gametes (sex cells).


Did any cell has odd number of chromosomes in it?

in humans the sperm and egg cells (gametes) have 23, half the number of chromosomes as in normal cells


Why do reproductive cells need to have half the normal number of chromosomes?

Humans and other organisms that reproduce sexually need to have half the normal number of chromosomes to make sure their offspring have the same number of chromosomes as they do - the father and mother each contribute half of their chromosomes (sperm and egg).


How many pair of chromosomes do normal human cells contain?

Gametic [haploid] Cells are chromosome number n - which involves 23 individual chromosomes. Somatic [or diploid] Cells are chromosome number 2n - which involves 23 pairs of chromosomes. Mitotic Cells are 4n.


How many chromosomes have non somatic cell?

Non-somatic cells, such as germ cells (sperm and egg cells), have half the number of chromosomes compared to somatic cells. In humans, somatic cells have 46 chromosomes, while germ cells have 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.


What is the difference between miosis and mitosis?

Miosis is the process of cell division that produces sex cells with half the number of chromosomes, while mitosis is the process of cell division that produces identical cells with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.