Home
Class 10
BIOLOGY
The offspring and parents of organisms r...

The offspring and parents of organisms reproducing sexually have the same number of chromosomes

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

Gamete formation the first step in sexual reproduction. Number of chromosomes is halved during gamete formation. As a result, the number of chromosomes in gamete is half the number of chromosomes in somatic cells. When male an female gametes fuse during fertilization, the number of chromosomes becomes equal to that in somatic cells. Thus offspring and parents of organisms reproducing sexually have the same number of chromosomes.
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • HOW DO ORGANISMS REPRODUCE ?

    SUBHASH PUBLICATION|Exercise VALUE BASED QUESTION|3 Videos

  • HOW DO ORGANISMS REPRODUCE ?

    SUBHASH PUBLICATION|Exercise SHORT QUESTION|11 Videos

  • HEREDITY AND EVOLUTION

    SUBHASH PUBLICATION|Exercise VALUE BASED QUESTIONS|3 Videos

  • OUR ENVIRONMENT

    SUBHASH PUBLICATION|Exercise VALUE BASED QUESTIONS|5 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Explain how offsprings and parents of organisms reproducing sexually have same number of chromosomes?

Plants reproducing sexually have

Isobars have same numbers of

Bacteria reproduce sexually by

Which of the following is capable of reproducing sexually ?

Metacentric chromosomes have

All genes located on the same chromosome :

Name two acellular organisms which reproduce sexually.

Leptotene chromosomes have