AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -These cells are called gametes, but you might know them as sperm and egg. Each gamete contains half the number of chromosomes, or genetic material, of the organism. So, each sperm contains 50% of the father’s genes and each egg contains 50% of the mother’s genes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Asexual reproduction generates offspring that are genetically identical to a single parent. In sexual reproduction, two parents contribute genetic information to produce unique offspring. Sexual and asexual reproduction have advantages and disadvantages-which is why some organisms do both!

Detailed explanation-3: -Asexual Reproduction: One parent always passes on a duplicate of all of its genes to offspring. Rare mutations aside, offspring can only be genetically identical copies, or clones, of the parent.

Detailed explanation-4: -Meiosis is a process where a single cell divides twice to produce four cells containing half the original amount of genetic information. These cells are our sex cells – sperm in males, eggs in females.

Detailed explanation-5: -To form a fetus, an egg from the mother and sperm from the father come together. The egg and sperm each have one half of a set of chromosomes. The egg and sperm together give the baby the full set of chromosomes. So, half the baby’s DNA comes from the mother and half comes from the father.