biology
- Created by: Liannabanana
- Created on: 27-04-18 09:27
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- meiosis
- Meiosis is a different kind of cell division. It is used to produce male and female gametes
- a human body cell contains 46 chromosomes arranged into 23 pairs
- gametes are sperm or eggs and only contain 23 chromosomes
- at fertilisation the nuclei of the sperm and egg join to form the zygote.
- the chromosomes make identical copies of them selves
- similar chromosomes pair up the swap the DNA
- Meiosis is a different kind of cell division. It is used to produce male and female gametes
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