If a horse cell undergoes meiosis, there will be 32 chromosomes in each gamete.
What is meiosis?
- In sexually reproducing organisms, meiosis is a kind of cell division that results in a reduction in the number of chromosomes in gametes (the sex cells, or egg and sperm).
- Body (or somatic) cells in humans are diploid, meaning they have two sets of chromosomes (one from each parent).
- The egg and sperm that combine during fertilization must be haploid, or having only one pair of chromosomes, in order to sustain this state.
- Each diploid cell divides twice during meiosis to produce four haploid daughter cells, which are the gametes.
- Meiosis uses a two-step division mechanism to achieve these goals.
- During the initial round of cell division, known as meiosis I, homologue pairs split apart.
- Sister chromatids split apart during meiosis II, the second round.
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