What do you find in the nucleus of a cell
chromosomes
What is in the chromosomes
genes
Where are genes found
in the chromosomes
What is the difference between the chromosomes in normal body cells and in the sex cells
In a normal body cell the chromosomes are in pairs, in sex cells there is only a singe set of chromosomes
What is in the nuclei of a sex cell?
A single set of chromosomes, not a pair like in other cells
What is a sex cell called
a gamete
Why do gametes only contain one set of chromosomes?
During reproducton the other set is obtained from the other parent
In normal body cells where do chromosomes come from?
One set came from the female gamete, and one from the male gamete.