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Gametes are produced by the type of cell division called meiosis. During meiosis the number of chromosomes are halved. So if a cell starts off with 2n chromosomes and divides by meiosis the new cells will end up with n chromosomes.

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2n to n?

The relationship 2n to n means that one set has double the elements of the other set. For example, if n=3, then 2n=6, indicating that there are twice as many elements in 2n as in n.


Is the diploid symbol 2n?

Yes, the symbol 2n represents the diploid number of chromosomes in a cell. This means that there are two sets of chromosomes in the nucleus, one inherited from each parent.


Process by which the number of chromosomes per cell is cut half used by organisms to produce gametes?

Meiosis takes a cell from 2N (Diploid) to N (haploid) and produces 4 daughter cells at 23 chromosomes. These are the sex gametes. A normal 2N cell would have 46 chromosomes.


The number of possible genetically different gametes for an organism equals 2N, where N is the number of pairs of chromosomes. If an organism has four pairs of chromosomes, how many different gametes can it produce?

16 (apex)


Which or these is true of meiosis n n n 2n 2n n 2n 2n?

Meiosis produces haploid gametes which have the ' n ' symbol.


Why must gametes be haploids?

It must join with the other gamete to form a diploid number of chromosomes. If it had a diploid number to begin with, the result would be twice the normal amount of chromosomes. A normal cell had "2n" number of chromosomes, and each gametes have "n". If they had "2n" to begin with, the resulting zygote would have "4n", which is clearly not normal in human genome.


The number of possible genetically different gametes for an organism equals 2N where N is the number of pairs of chromosomes. If an organism has four pairs of chromosomes how many differ?

32


Is a gamete 2N or N?

A gamete is N (39 chromosomes in the cell) while a body cell is 2N (78 chromosomes; full set).


The number of possible genetically different gamete for an organism quals 2n where n is the number of pairs of chromosomes if an organism has six pairs of chromosomes how man different gametes can it?

An organism with six pairs of chromosomes (12 total) will produce 2^12 (4096) different genetically unique gametes.


Is Haploid or diploid designated as 2n?

Diploid is designated as 2n, representing two sets of chromosomes in a cell. Haploid is designated as n, representing one set of chromosomes in a cell.


What does the term 2N mean?

2n is the diploid number. It double the number of chromosomes present in a genome. 2n represents the number of chromosomes in a somatic cell. The number n is called the haploid number. n represents the number of chromosomes present in a germ cell


Is 2n haploid or diploid?

2n is diploid, as it represents the full set of chromosomes in an organism where n represents the haploid number of chromosomes.