Question

We know prior work that the raptors have 6 chromosomes in their body cells. This means that their egg and sperm have _____ chromosomes each.
three

six

Answer 1

Three chromosomes each.

Explanation:

• Egg and sperm are gametes.
• Gametes are produced by meiosis, the cell division that reduces the chromosome number to Half.
• The Gametes need to be Haploid so that the Chromosome number of the species is maintained. Otherwise the Chromosome number would have doubled in each progeny.
• Thus, clearly we can conclude that the eggs and sperms of raptors have three chromosomes each.