Question

3. An onion cell has 16 chromosomes. How many chromosomes will be in gametes of the plant?​

Answer 1

Answer:

A diploid cell of an onion has 16 chromosomes. Haploid gametes are produced during meiosis, which is a type of cell division that reduces the number of chromosomes in a parent diploid cell by half. When meiocyte divides to form gametes, the chromosomes become half is 8

Answer 2

Answer:

A diploid cell of an onion has 16 chromosomes. Haploid gametes are produced during meiosis, which is a type of cell division that reduces the number of chromosomes in a parent diploid cell by half. When meiocyte divides to form gametes, the chromosomes become half i.e., 8.