Meiosis is a specialized form of cell division that occurs within some cells in sexually reproducing organisms to allow for haploid gamete formation. Meiosis begins with a diploid cell that has already undergone DNA replication during the S phase of interphase to duplicate its chromosomes, with ...
Meiosis is the process of making gametes. Meiosis creates four, genetically unique, haploid gametes from one parent cell, the germ cell. Haploid means that the resulting gametes have only one copy of each chromosome from the parent cell. ...
In Greek mythology, three figures wove the tapestry of human fate: La- chesis, the measurer, allotted to each his portion; Clotho, the spinner, spun out the threads of life; and Atropos, the lady of the shears, severed the thread at the appointed time. Similar myths abound in other ...
First, there are some fungi where organelle inheritance is regulated independently of gamete size or mating type. Second, it is difficult to judge if organelle inheritance is just a by-product of anisogamy. Organelle inheritance could be coupled second- arily to an already pre-exist...
t present throughout the cell. The cellular organelles do not just form a linear ‘assembly line’ but interact with each other in complex ways. Nor is the cell obsessed with the economically significant work of ‘manufacturing’ that t...
These haploid cells differentiate into gametes which when fused with another gamete make a diploid zygote, the progenitor of an organism. In higher organisms, cells specialised to undergo meiosis are germ cells. In several single-celled organisms too meiosis takes place. Essentially the process is ...
Meiosis is a type of cell division which produces four daughter cells, each with its own unique genetic complement. It also produces cells which have half the number of chromosomes of somatic cells. Answer and Explanation:1 Germ cells undergo meiosis because they are sensitive to hormonal s...