Question

When a cell with half the normal amount of chromosomes is generated during meiosis, how can it eventually produce cells with the normal number of chromosomes?

A. by undergoing the six phases of mitosis
B. by forming two nuclei during cell division
C. by combining with a gamete from another organism
D. by releasing young normal cells through exocytosis

Answer 1

Cells with half the normal chromosome count, created through meiosis, regain a full chromosome set by fusing with another haploid gamete during fertilization, resulting in a diploid organism.

Step-by-step explanation:

When a cell with half the normal amount of chromosomes is generated during meiosis, it can eventually produce cells with the normal number of chromosomes by combining with a gamete from another organism. This process is essential for sexual reproduction.

The gametes, which are haploid cells containing half the number of chromosomes, fuse during fertilization to form a diploid zygote with the full complement of chromosomes. Meiosis includes two sequential rounds of division, Meiosis I and Meiosis II, to ensure that four haploid gametes are produced from an original diploid parent cell.