An egg can only carry an X chromosome. In normal cases, it only carries one. The sperm carries either one X or one Y chromosome.
The chromosome number is halved during the first stage of meiosis, known as meiosis I.
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The chromosome number is halved during cell division in meiosis, not mitosis.
During meiosis, the chromosome number decreases by half. For example, if a human cell with 46 chromosomes were to undergo meiosis, the result would be four daughter cells with 23 chromosomes in each.
No. Meiosis results in halving of chromosome number. Chromosome number after one round of meiosis is half that of original chromosome number. Generally, meiosis takes place during gamete formation. So when two gametes fuse, they lead to restoration of the chromosome number. Hence chromosome number can be maintained in sexually reproducing organisms.
During meiosis, the chromosome number decreases by half. For example, if a human cell with 46 chromosomes were to undergo meiosis, the result would be four daughter cells with 23 chromosomes in each.
In Anaphase I
Crossing over occurs during Prophase I of meiosis.
During meiosis, the chromosome number doubles because the cells replicate their DNA and split into two cells in meiosis I and in meiosis II, they replicate DNA and split once again, to form four cells.
what happens during meiosis that results in a defect characterized by the deletion of chromosomes
The chromosome number is halved during the process of meiosis in the cell cycle.
During meiosis, the chromosome number is halved through two rounds of cell division. In the first round, called meiosis I, homologous chromosomes separate, reducing the chromosome number by half. In the second round, called meiosis II, sister chromatids separate, resulting in the final halved chromosome number.