CELL DIVISION
MEIOSIS
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Question
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2n=10
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n=20
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n=10
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n=5
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Detailed explanation-1: -A diploid cell contains 10 chromosomes (2n = 10).
Detailed explanation-2: -Meiosis is part of the sexual process because gametes (sperm, eggs) have one half the chromosomes as diploid (2N) individuals.
Detailed explanation-3: -In sexually reproducing organisms, the number of chromosomes in the body (somatic) cells typically is diploid (2n; a pair of each chromosome), twice the haploid (1n) number found in the sex cells, or gametes. The haploid number is produced during meiosis.
Detailed explanation-4: -The letter n is used to represent a single set of chromosomes; therefore a diploid organism is designated 2n. Human cells that contain one set of 23 chromosomes are called gametes, or sex cells; these eggs and sperm are designated n, or haploid.