What are the specialized cells—eggs within the ovules of the female parent and sperm cells within the pollen grains—that carry genes between generations?

Q: Rocky Mountain juniper (Juniperus scopulorum) and one-seeded juniper (J. monosperma) have…

A: Given: Two types of juniper species - Rocky mountain juniper and one seeded juniper. Need to find…

Q: What is the significance of fertilization and how does it restore diploidy?

A: Fertilization is the process of fusion of haploid male gamete or sperm with a haploid female gamete…

Q: How does the sexual life cycle increase the genetic variation in a species? By allowing…

A: The somatic cells of the body are divided by the Mitosis whereas the germ cells like egg and sperm…

Q: Are all of the cell nuclei in the embryo sac haploid or is just the egg haploid?

A: The group of organisms with eukaryotic cells having cell walls and autotrophic nutrition are called…

Q: List the two types of haploid cells that are fertilized in a plant's double fertilization. What do…

A: Fertilization is the process of fusion of both male and female gametes to form the zygote. In plants…

Q: How does polyploidy increase crop yield?

A: Ploidy is defined as the number of chromosomes present in the nucleus of a cell. In normal somatic…

Q: How is it that the embryo sacs of some apomictic species look normal but contain diploid cells?

A: Apomictic species are the ones that undergo asexual production of a seed from the ovule's maternal…

Q: In zucchinis there are two genes controlling flower colour. One gene determines if pigment is…

A: The gene controlling for the pigmentation is the Pp gene . Where allele for pigmentation is dominant…

Q: Is the male bee produced by sexual reproduction? Explain.

A: Sex determination is the establishment of female and male individuals or organs of an individual.

Q: How is it that the embryo sacs of some apomictic species look normal but contain diploid cells?

A: Reproduction is the process by which an organism creates more of its own progeny. Reproduction is…

Q: How Does DNA Content Change as Budding Yeast CellsProceed Through Meiosis?

A: The DNA content of the cell varies from the beginning of interphase to the end of interphase. In the…

Q: What are the “chiasms” of homologous chromosomes seen in prophase I?

A: Prophase I is a stage in meiosis.  Meiosis is a mode of cell division. In this a cell divides to…

Q: What special event happens during Prophase I that leads to increased diversity of the offsprings

A: The Prophase - I is a part of the Meiotic cell cycle .

Q: If you are experimenting on a haploid cell with DNA that is equal to 5. What is the amount of DNA…

A: * cell cycle have the following stages G1 phase  S phase  G2 phase  Mitotic phase * During G1…

Q: Seed plants have the remarkable ability to bring male and female gametes together when conditions…

A: Seed plants have the remarkable ability to bring male and female gametes together

Q: How many meiotic divisions are required for the formation of 100 pollen grains ? (a) 100 (b) 50 (c)…

A: Answer is c.) 25.

Q: What are haploidentical paternal regions?

A: Haploidentical transplant is a type of allogeneic transplant. It is a half matched stem cell…

Q: What is a Haploid

A: Ploidy is the number of the set of chromosomes that are present in the nucleus. It can be haploid or…

Q: Illustrate the top-to-bottom and head-to-tail orientation of the fruit fly embryo.

A: The fruit fly is known as Drosophila melanogaster is a common fly found on fruits like ripe bananas.…

Q: C) possesses a thick coa D) contains 2N cells which will produce a spu E) is the male gametophyte…

A: Sexual reproduction is the process which involves the fusion of male and female gametes to produce a…

Q: The megaspore mother cell of an angiosperm has a diploid chromosome number of 2n=32. This megaspore…

A: The embryo sex formation in angiosperm is very interesting and unique feature that follows a…

Q: What is a sporophyte? A diploid plant that undergoes meiosis A haploid plant that produces gametes…

A: Sporophyte is an asexual or spore forming multicellular phase observed in some plants and algae.…

Q: Can you make a low power drawing of a lilium ovary and a high power drawing of an embryonic sac?

A: Approach to finding a solution to the problem:The first step in gaining an understanding of the…

Q: Define the term inflorescence. Explain the basis for the different types of inflorescence in…

A: Introduction In this question we will discuss about the inflorescence.

Q: What is the state of traditional herbal medicine in the Philippines with regards to reasearch and…

A: Harbal medicine are the medicine which are derived from the herbs ( from their leaves, stems or…

Q: Please describe the differences between euploid and aneuploid

A: Chromosomes are thread-like structures present in the nucleus of the eukaryotic cells. These contain…

Q: What are haploidentical maternal regions?

A: Haploidentical transplant is a type of allogenic transplant. It is a half matched stem cell…

Q: What are some common advantages of polyploidy in plants?

A: Introduction Ploidy can be defined as the number of a set of complete chromosomes in a cell. There…

Q: What is/are the Process/es of Coevolution in insects and plants? Cite some references from the web

A: Evolution is the process by which an organism inherits or adapts favourable characteristics that…

Q: What are the steps at which genetic diversity is generated during meiosis and sexual reproduction?

A: The human body is made up of a complex network of tissues and organs. The cells are the basic unit…

Q: If a cell is aneuploid, do you expect it expresses a higher level or lower level of proteins than…

A: Introduction :  Aneuploidy is a type of chromosomal abnormality, where there is one excess…

Q: What are the "chiasms" of homologous chromosomes seen in prophase I?

A: Introduction:- Chromosomes condense and become visible inside the nucleus during prophase I.…

Embryology