Question

What is true about any two normal gametes from a human female parent?

Responses
A Each has a diploid number of chromosomes.Each has a diploid number of chromosomes.
B They have the same number of chromosomes.They have the same number of chromosomes.
C They can combine to form a new organism.They can combine to form a new organism.
D Their chromosomes are exactly the same.

Answer 1

Any two normal gametes from a human female parent have the same number of chromosomes.

Step-by-step explanation:

A gamete is a specialized reproductive cell that contains half the number of chromosomes of a normal body cell. In humans, gametes are produced by meiosis, a process that reduces the number of chromosomes in a cell from diploid (2n) to haploid (n).

Normal human body cells have 46 chromosomes, arranged in 23 pairs. Gametes, on the other hand, have half this number, or 23 chromosomes, and are haploid.

In females, meiosis produces one large egg cell and three tiny polar bodies, only one of which survives. This egg cell is a haploid gamete that contains 23 chromosomes, consisting of one copy of each chromosome in the maternal genome.

Any two normal gametes from a human female parent have the same number of chromosomes, as they are both haploid and contain 23 chromosomes. However, they are not necessarily identical, as the specific combination of alleles on each chromosome can vary due to genetic recombination during meiosis.