Question

1. Define gamete. Where are they formed?
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Answer 1

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In seed-bearing plants, pollen is a male sperm-producing gametophyte and female sex cells are contained within plant ovules. In animals, gametes are produced in male and female gonads, the cite of hormone production. Read to learn more about how gametes divide and reproduce.

Gametes are formed through a process of cell division called meiosis. This two-step division process produces four haploid daughter cells. Haploid cells contain only one set of chromosomes. When the haploid male and female gametes unite in a process called fertilization, they form what is called a zygote. The zygote is diploid and contains two sets of chromosomes.

Answer 2

Gamete, sex, or reproductive, cell containing only one set of dissimilar chromosomes, or half the genetic material necessary to form a complete organism (i.e., haploid). Gametes are formed through meiosis (reduction division), in which a germ cell undergoes two fissions, resulting in the production of four gametes.