Gametogenesis

Question 0

What are the male/female gametes?

Answer 0

male: spermatozoa
female: ova

Question 1

What is the process of gametogenesis?

Answer 1

process of forming gametes

Question 2

What does haploid mean?

- What notation represents this condition?

Answer 2

Haploid gametes have half the normal chromatin content (one copy of every gene (either maternal or paternal))
- denoted by “1N”

Question 3

What does diploid mean?

- What notation represents this condition?

Answer 3

Diploid gametes have the full chromatin content due to fertilization (2 copies of each gene)
- notated by “2N”