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In sexual reproduction, genetic material from two separate organisms is combined in the offspring. The other alternative is asexual reproduction, in which the genetic material for the offspring comes from just one parent.

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Does every cell have genetic material?

No, the gametes or sex cells contain only half of the chromosomes of a body cell so the gene count would not be equal.


How could cloning help infertile couples have children?

Cloning can help infertile couples to have 'children' but as kid-twin of the mother or the father. Children would be genetically brother or sister of the either parents. P.S. - Cloning needs somatic (body) cell chromosome unlike in natural births (requiring gametes - reproductive cells).


Does cossing over lead to genetic variation?

Crossing over: exchange of parts of DNA in a homologous chromosome in the area where they come in contact with each other. Then this chromosome splits, during meiosis, to form a daughter cell (gamete) with a haploid number of chromosomes. During fertilization, the two gametes fuse into one cell containing now a diploid number of chromosomes. This process leads to genetic diversity and variation.


What is molecular cloning?

cellular cloning is the process of making a populaion of cells from a single cell. cellular cloning is the process of making a populaion of cells from a single cell. cellular cloning is the process of making a populaion of cells from a single cell.


How is genetic information passed down from one generation to the next in plants?

Genetic information in plants is passed on from one generation to the next just like in any other living organisms. This is through genes. Genes are parts of the chromosomes whose greater part is the DNA. Through the process of meiosis (which is cell division) the number of chromosomes in a cell is halved. this leads to gametegenesis which is the formation of gametes. each resulting cell with half the number of chromosomes as the original cell carries all the genes.

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What is the process by which haploid gametes combine?

The process by which haploid gametes combine is called fertilization. During fertilization, a sperm cell (male gamete) and an egg cell (female gamete) fuse together to form a zygote, which is a diploid cell with a complete set of chromosomes. This marks the beginning of a new organism's development.


Why do gametes need 12 the number of chromosomes of a regular body cell?

Gametes require half the number of chromosomes of a somatic (regular) cell as gametes are the sex cells. When gametes combine to make a zygote (a fertilised cell), the complete number of chromosomes will be present.


What process are gametes produced through?

The Nuclear process that Gametes are formed is called Gametogenesis.


What process Are Gametes produced?

Gametes are produced through a process called meiosis, which involves two rounds of cell division. During meiosis, a germ cell undergoes DNA replication and genetic recombination to produce haploid gametes with half the number of chromosomes as the original cell. This process ensures genetic diversity in offspring.


How do gamates go to the over to offspring?

Gametes are individual DNA strands that all have a pair. In a human, the male has 23 in each sperm cell, and the woman has 23 in each egg cell. When the sperm and egg cell combine, the gametes combine and form matching pairs (not genetically identical) and then a zygote forms. The gametes are what makes up the genetical information of the zygote, which will eventualy grow inot a newborn. These gametes confirm what gender the baby will be, what they will look like ect. These gametes can also pass on disease - for example, a gamete with a mutation that causes down's syndrome.


What is the term for a reproduction cell?

egg


In which process do gametes divide?

Gametes divide during the process of meiosis. Meiosis is a type of cell division that produces reproductive cells with half the number of chromosomes as the original cell, resulting in the formation of gametes (sperm and egg cells).


What is another name for an immature egg cell?

gametes, sex cells, haploid cells. the process is meiosis.


What does Syngamy occur between?

Syngamy occurs between two gametes, typically a sperm cell and an egg cell, during the process of fertilization. This fusion of the gametes leads to the formation of a zygote, which is the first cell of a new organism.


In sexually reproducing species the number of chromosomes in each body cell remains the same from one generation to the next as a direct result of?

Meiosis cuts the genetic material in half. Each gamete contains half the necessary genetic information so when they combine during fertilization, the original body cell chromosome number is created.


When gametes combine what will not happen?

During the process of gamete fusion, it will not create a new organism with unique genetic characteristics like a somatic cell division would. Instead, it will lead to the formation of a zygote which contains a combination of genetic material from both parents.


What age does baby estabilish eye color?

The moment the Gametes combine and a somatic cell is formed, in simpler words the moment the egg combines with the sperm and the chromosomes combine.