AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Germ cells differentiate to produce male and female gametes, sperm and unfertilized eggs (oocytes or ova), and undergo meiosis to produce a haploid set of chromosomes. Haploid gametes then unite to form a diploid zygote that develops into a new individual.

Detailed explanation-2: -Germ line cells are haploid, which means they contain a single set of chromosomes. In diploid cells, one set of chromosomes is inherited from the individual’s mother, while the second is inherited from the father. Humans have 46 chromosomes in each diploid cell.

Detailed explanation-3: -Meiosis is the process by which replicated chromosomes undergo two nuclear divisions to produce four haploid cells, also called meiocytes (sperms and eggs).

Detailed explanation-4: -Germ cells are used to produce human reproductive sex cells called gametes. Germ cells can either be diploid, or haploid (containing half the diploid chromosome number).

Detailed explanation-5: -Germ line refers to the sex cells (eggs and sperm) that sexually reproducing organisms use to pass on their genomes from one generation to the next (parents to offspring). Egg and sperm cells are called germ cells, in contrast to the other cells of the body, which are called somatic cells.