Question

Meiosis is a process of Cell division in which the number of chromosomes per cell is cut in __________ and homologous chromosomes in a ___________ cell are separated. Meiosis involves two distinct stages: meiosis I and ___________. One diploid (full # of chromosomes) cell becomes ____haploid (half # of chromosomes) daughter cells.

Answer 1

Explanation: This process is called mitosis. However, parental gametes – the sperm and egg cells – are unique from all other cells in that they reproduce through a process called meiosis. The purpose of meiosis is to shuffle genetic information and cut the cellular chromosome number in half, from 46 chromosomes to 23 chromosomes. In this way, when an egg and sperm cell combine during fertilization, the resulting embryo will inherit the appropriate amount of unique genetic information from each parent.tion: