Cells - The Unit of Life
Meiosis takes place in ............
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Find examples where the four daughter cells from meiosis are equal in size and where they are found unequal in size.
Solution
(a) Spermatogenesis or the formation of sperms in human beings occurs by the process of meiosis. It results in the formation of four equal-sized daughter cells.
(b) Oogenesis or the formation of an ovum in human beings occurs by the process of meiosis. It results in the formation of four daughter cells which are unequal in size, i.e., a big mature ovum and 3 small polar bodies.
SIMILAR QUESTIONS
Cells - The Unit of Life
Which of the following is not a characteristic of meiosis?
Cells - The Unit of Life
List the main differences between mitosis and meiosis?
Cells - The Unit of Life
What is the significance of meiosis?
Cells - The Unit of Life
Best material to study meiosis is __________
Cells - The Unit of Life
In a butterfly has chromosomes number $$360$$ in its meiocyte $$(2n)$$. What will be the chromosome number in its gametes?
Cells - The Unit of Life
The male gametes of rice plant have $$12$$ chromosomes in their nucleus. The chromosome number in the female gamete, zygote and the cells of the seedling will be, _________ respectively.
Cells - The Unit of Life
In meiosis, the daughter chromatids segregate form each other at ______________.
Cells - The Unit of Life
The formation of multivalent at meiosis in a diploid organism is due to.
Cells - The Unit of Life
Comment on the statement - Meiosis enables the conservation of specific chromosome number of each species even though the process per se, results in reduction of chromosome number.
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