Question

EXPLAIN: answer the following questions about body cells and gametes.

1. What is an example of a body cell in your body?

2. Why do gametes have half a set of DNA? What would happen if they had a full set of DNA? Explain your answer.

Answer 1

Muscle cells

Step-by-step explanation:

Muscle cells:

It is an unbranched and cylindrical fiber.

It is 10-100μm in thickness and 10-40mm long.

They help in the contraction of muscles.

Gametes must have half a set of DNA to ensure that offspring have the correct number of chromosomes. if gametes had a full set of DNA,

the number of DNA strands would double with each generation.