Question 11
How is the equal genetic contribution of male and female parents ensured in the progeny?
Question 11
How is the equal genetic contribution of male and female parents ensured in the progeny?
In human beings, an equal genetic contribution of male and female parents is ensured in the progeny through inheritance of an equal number of chromosomes from both parents. There are 23 pairs of chromosomes, all human chromosomes are not paired. Out of these 23 pairs, the first 22 pairs are known as autosomes and the remaining one pair is known as sex chromosomes represented as X and Y. Females have a perfect pair of two X sex chromosomes and males have a mismatched pair of one X and one Y sex chromosome. During the course of reproduction, as fertilization process takes place, the male gamete (haploid) fuses with the female gamete (haploid) resulting in the formation of the diploid zygote. The zygote in the progeny receives an equal contribution of genetic material from the parents. Out of 23 pairs of chromosomes in progeny, male parent contributes 22 autosomes and one X or Y chromosome and female parent contributes 22 autosomes and one X chromosome. This is how equal genetic contribution of male and female parents are ensured in the progeny.
In human beings, an equal genetic contribution of male and female parents is ensured in the progeny through inheritance of an equal number of chromosomes from both parents. There are 23 pairs of chromosomes, all human chromosomes are not paired. Out of these 23 pairs, the first 22 pairs are known as autosomes and the remaining one pair is known as sex chromosomes represented as X and Y. Females have a perfect pair of two X sex chromosomes and males have a mismatched pair of one X and one Y sex chromosome. During the course of reproduction, as fertilization process takes place, the male gamete (haploid) fuses with the female gamete (haploid) resulting in the formation of the diploid zygote. The zygote in the progeny receives an equal contribution of genetic material from the parents. Out of 23 pairs of chromosomes in progeny, male parent contributes 22 autosomes and one X or Y chromosome and female parent contributes 22 autosomes and one X chromosome. This is how equal genetic contribution of male and female parents are ensured in the progeny.
