Since the goal of making haploid gametes is to create cells with only one full set of chromosomes instead of two sets, why don't diploid cells just have to divide once to get to that point during meiosis?

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If an organism has a total diploid chromosome number of 18, how many chromosomes will be in a
single gamete?
54
9.
18
36
Transcribed Image Text:If an organism has a total diploid chromosome number of 18, how many chromosomes will be in a single gamete? 54 9. 18 36
Since the goal of making haploid gametes is to create cells with only one full set of chromosomes
instead of two sets, why don't diploid cells just have to divide once to get to that point during
meiosis?
it is to make sure that the alleles of genes are the same in all of the gametes
it is necessary to produce large numbers of gametes
because the cells are replicated before meiosis begins
because gametes have RNA instead of DNA
Transcribed Image Text:Since the goal of making haploid gametes is to create cells with only one full set of chromosomes instead of two sets, why don't diploid cells just have to divide once to get to that point during meiosis? it is to make sure that the alleles of genes are the same in all of the gametes it is necessary to produce large numbers of gametes because the cells are replicated before meiosis begins because gametes have RNA instead of DNA
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