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Gametogenesis



  1. What are gametes?


Gametes are cells specialized in sexual


reproduction.maximum number of chromosom They contain half of thees of (^)
the species and unite with another
gamete double of the number of chromosomgiving birth to a zygote with (^) es
of the gametic cells.
In humans gametes are formed by
meiosis; the male gametes are sperm cells and the female gametes arethe (^)
the egg cells.



  1. What is the type of cell
    division that allows sexual
    reproduction? What is
    gametogenesis?


Meiosis is the type of cell dallows sexual reproduction since ivision thatit


reduces to a hchromosomes oalf the number off the species making (^)
possible the combination of two
gametes to some beings meiosisform a new individual. ( creates haploidIn
gametophytes that by means of mitosis
generate gametes. Even in this case thefunction of meiosis is the same: to
provide cells with half of the number of
chromosomes oseparation of the homologous.)f the species with
Gametoprocess of genesis is the name given to thgamete production. e



  1. What is the name of the
    cells capable of making
    gametes? What is the ploidy
    of these gamete-forming
    cells?


The cells that form gametes are thegerm cells as opposed to the somatic (^)
cells. The ploidy (number of
chromosomes) osame as the somaticf the germ cells is the cells (only during (^)
the formation of gametes meiosis occurs
and the number of chromosomreduced to half). es is



  1. What are gonads? What are
    the male and the female
    gonads in humans?


Gonads are gametes. They contain ththe organs that pre germ cellsoduce (^)
that undergo division and generategametes. In males the gonads are the (^)
testicles. In females the gonads are the
ovaries.



  1. Indicating the name and
    respective ploidy of each
    involved cell how can the
    formation of sperm cells from
    germ cells be described?


The formation spermatogenesis, begins with a gof sperm cells, or (^) erm
cell callesuffers mitosisd spermatogo and gives birth to thenium (2n) that
spermatocyte I (2n). The spermatocyte
I undergoes mtwo spermatocyte Ieiosis I and generatesI (n) that then
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