if the haploid number of a particular cell is n, the number of possible combinations of maternal and paternal chromosomes in gametes generated by meiosis (not accounting for variation due to crossing over) is:



Answer :

More generally, if the chromosomes are sorted independently during meiosis, the number of possible combinations is 2^n, where n is the haploid.

Meiosis is a type of cell division in sexually reproducing organisms that reduces the number of chromosomes in gametes (sex cells or eggs and sperm). In humans, somatic cells (or somatic cells) are diploid and contain two sets of chromosomes, one from each parent.

Because the segregation of chromosomes in gametes during meiosis I is random, this process results in a different combination of chromosomes (and alleles) in each gamete. With 23 pairs of chromosomes, human gametes can have over 8 million different chromosome combinations (2²³).

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