Reduction of chromosomes during sexual reproduction is controlled by ___ cell division.

Open in App

Solution

Meiosis controls reduction of chromosomes during sexual reproduction. Gametes have half the number of chromosomes compared to the parental cells. So, it is also called reductional division.

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

Reduction of number of chromosomes during sexual reproduction is controlled by meiotic cell division.

What controls the reduction of chromosome number during sexual reproduction?

Q. How many tetrads are visible in a cell during pachytene stage of reduction division of there are 20 chromosomes in a meiocyte?

Question 9
The ability of a cell to divide into several cells during reproduction in Plasmodium is called

(a) budding
(b) reduction division
(c) binary fission
(d) multiple fission

Q. Cell division in asexual reproduction of bacteria is

Join BYJU'S Learning Program