What is a gamete?
A gamete is a sex cell, such as a sperm cell or an egg cell.
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What does the term 'haploid' mean?
A haploid cell is a cell that only has half the normal amount of genetic material.
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How many chromosomes do gametes have?
23 chromosomes.
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Where in the body does meiosis take place?
In sex organs. The testes in males, and the ovaries in females.
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How many cells does meiosis produce?
Meiosis produces 4 cells in total.
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Are the cells produced by meiosis genetically identical or unique?
Genetically unique - this means that all the cells are genetically different from each other.
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How many divisions are there when a cell divides by meiosis?
2 divisions.
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