Question

If a hermaphrodite self-fertilizes will the offspring be identical to the parent

Answer 1

a hermaphrodite self-fertilizes, will the offspring be identical to the parent? No, random assortment andcrossing over during meiosis will ensure a unique combination of genes upon fertilization.Reproductive Organs Produce and Transport GametesFemale Reproductive AnatomyOogenesis-Compared to spermatogenesis-Cytokinesis is unequal; almost all the cytoplasm going to one daughter cell-Ova are not continuously made-Oogenesis has long “resting” periods in Meiosis I and II-Ovaries Primordial germ cell oogonium girl has all primary oocytes through lifetime after birth stops at prophase in meiosis I puberty secondary oocyte stops at metaphase in Meiosis II + 1stpolar body ovulation and sperm entry Meiosis II completion fertilized egg + 2ndpolar bodyFemale Reproductive Cycle


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