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Why Gametes Have a Haploid Number of Chromosomes? - Biology

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Why gametes have a haploid number of chromosomes?

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The gametes are produced as a result of meiosis hence they have haploid number of chromosomes.

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अध्याय 1: Cell Division - Short Questions

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आईसीएसई Biology [English] Class 10
अध्याय 1 Cell Division
Short Questions | Q 8

संबंधित प्रश्न

Chromosomes get aligned at the centre of the cell during:
A. Metaphase
B. Anaphase
C. Prophase
D. Telophase


Match the events given in column A with the phase in mitotic cell division in column B. 

  Column ‘A’   Column ‘B’
1. Chromosomes get arranged in a
horizontal plane at the equator.
a. Anaphase 
2. Daughter chromosomes move to
the opposite poles of a spindle
b. Prophase
3. Chromosomes become visible as
fine, long threads. 
c. Telophase
4. Chromosomes lose their
distinctiveness and gradually
become transformed into a
chromatin network.
d.  Metaphase

Fill in the blank 

The _______ (s) are surrounded by radiating rays called aster


Chromosomes are mainly made up of ______.


Choose the correct answer:
In an interphase cell chromosome are as _____________


Choose the correct answer:
Centromere is related to _______________


Choose the correct answer:
If after karyokinesis, cytokinesis does not occur, then result would be _____________


What are the sex chromosomes in man?

Choose the correct answer:
The term 'chromosome' was coined by ___________


The number of chromosomes in a certain type of cell division is halved. This kind of cell division occurs in ______.


Draw a duplicate chromosome and label its part.


Explain the Term Spindle


Name the following:

Pairs of chromosomes, present in human egg cells.


Complete the following sentence with appropriate word:

The number of chromosomes in humans is ________.


The loss of one or more chromosomes in ploidy is called ______.


The thin thread-like structures found in the nucleus of each cell are called ______.


Match the following.

1. Autosomes - Trisomy 21
2. Diploid condition - 9 : 3 : 3 : 1
3. Allosome - 22 pair of chromosome
4. Down’s syndrome - 2n
5. Dihybrid ratio - 23rd pair of chromosome

Identify the TRUE statements with respect to aneuploidy.

  1. When the chromosome number is not the exact multiple of the haploid set, it is described as aneuploidy.
  2. Aneuploidy is only addition of one or more chromosome(s) to the total number of chromosomes in a cell.
  3. Aneuploidy is further classified as hypoploidy and hyperploidy.

Which of the following is TRUE with respect to the genes which inherit together during crossing over?


After a mitotic cell division, a human female cell will have ______.


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