Meiosis is a type of cell division thatreduces the number of chromosomes in the parent cell by half and produces four gamete cells. This process is required to produce egg and sperm cells for sexual reproduction. What does 2n mean in mitosis?
Explain why it is important that meiosis produces haploid gametes instead of diploid gametes. Explain how meiosis can result in a chromosome in the gamete that has parts of both chromosomes in a parent's pair of homologous chromosomes....
Why do immature human egg cells pause in prophase I of meiosis I and wait until puberty to mature? The most basic answer to this question is that the pause during prophase I helps to preserve the egg cell until reproduction is physically possible. The more complex mechanism for this dormancy...