Imagine this is a typical human cell that is about to take part in
sexual reproduction and become a gamete. Describe the process
involved in producing the gamete and how that contributes to the
offspring inheriting certain traits from the parent.
A. The cell undergoes melosis and the chromosomes
are reduced. Each egg or sperm has half the
chromosomes, which are randomly separated. At
fertilization, the zygote has inherited half its
chromosomes from each parent.
B. The cell become a gamete, either sperm or egg. It
contains the parental DNA that is then passed on
to the offspring during sexual reproduction.
C. During meiosis, chromosomes replicate. When
egg or sperm are produced they receive the
chromosomes of the parent cell. At fertilization the
chromosomes of each parent are mixed and then
the number is reduced by half.
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D. The cell undergoes mitosis and the chromosomes
are reduced. Each egg or sperm has half the
chromosomes, which are randomly separated. At
fertilization, the zygote has inherited half its
chromosomes from each parent.