Question 15 — What would happen if - Questions at the end of the chapter - Chapter 2 - Cell: The Building Block of Life (Exploration)

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Q 15
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What would happen if gametes are formed by mitotic divisions?

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The chromosome number would keep doubling.

Explanation

  • Mitosis keeps the full chromosome number.
  • So gametes would have the full number, not half.
  • At fertilisation, two full sets would combine.
  • So the chromosome number would double each generation.
Meiosis halves chromosomes so the number stays constant.
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