AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -When the sperm and egg cells unite at conception, each contributes 23 chromosomes so the resulting embryo will have the usual 46. Meiosis also allows genetic variation through a process of gene shuffling while the cells are dividing.

Detailed explanation-2: -Egg and sperm cells have just 23 chromosomes each. That’s half as many chromosomes as regular cells. Through the process of fertilization, egg and sperm join to make a cell with 46 chromosomes (23 pairs), called a zygote. For each chromosome pair, one homologous chromosome came from each parent.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: It is important that human sperms and eggs have only 23 chromosomes because this way when fertilization occurs, it will form one full diploid cell, which will then divide via mitosis to form a full organism.

Detailed explanation-4: -Almost all the cells in your body have 46 chromosomes. There are two types of cells that are different. These are the eggs in a woman and the sperm in a man. They only have 23 chromosomes each.

Detailed explanation-5: -A normal human cell has 23 pairs of chromosomes. So, a total of 46 chromosomes. At the bivalent stage, each chromosome has two chromatids. So, a total of 92 chromatids will be there in a human cell at the bivalent stage.