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If mitosis happens in our gonad cells that produce egg or sperm. How will it impact the progeny's chromosome number? Emphasize also the point why is meiosis so very important.

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If gametes were produced instead by mitosis each gamete would be diploid not haploid. During fertilization of diploid gametes, the zygote would become 4n=92. With each new generation the number of chromosomes would double.

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