Question

state the difference between meiocytes and gametes with respect to chromosome number.

Answer 1

Dear Student,

A meiocyte is a type of cell that undergoes meiosis to form a gamete.
When a diploid meiocyte undergoes meiosis, it divides into four haploid gametes.
Thus, a gamete has half number of chromosomes to that of meiocyte i.e meiocyte is 2N (diploid) while a gamate is 1N (haploid).

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