Cell Division Occurs in the Eggs and Sperms

question 69

Short Answer

Cell division occurs in the eggs and sperms. A cell duplicates its chromosomes and divides twice. This leads to the formation of four cells that contain only half of the genetic material of the parent cell. What is this process called?

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is expected to change as a result of manipulations made to the independent variable.

Predictor Variable

A variable that is used in statistical models to predict the outcome of a response variable.

Correlations

A statistical measure that indicates the extent to which two or more variables fluctuate together, showing the strength and direction of a relationship between them.

Absolute Values

The non-negative value of a number regardless of its sign; it represents the distance of a number on the number line from zero.