AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -So, each sperm contains 50% of the father’s genes and each egg contains 50% of the mother’s genes. This makes gametes different from other cells in the body. A basic human body cell contains 46 chromosomes, but the egg and sperm only contain half that number, or 23 chromosomes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sutton demonstrated that the number of chromosomes was reduced in spermatozoan cell division, a process referred to as reductive division. As a result of this process, each gamete that Sutton observed had one-half the genetic information of the original cell.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -The particular mix of DNA you inherit is unique to you. You receive 50% of your DNA from each of your parents, who received 50% of theirs from each of their parents, and so on.

Detailed explanation-5: -Indeed, researchers estimate that over 99.99% of eukaryotes do it, meaning that these organisms reproduce sexually, at least on occasion.