Know how to calculate the amount of chromosomes in mitotic cells and in gamete cells, when given an amount of the chromosome num
ber for one of the two types of cells. For example, a fruit fly has 8 chromosomes or 4 pairs of chromosomes in its wing cells, how many chromosomes will be in each egg cell?
Meiosis is a kind of cell division that produces daughter cells that already have their chromosome number reduced by half. Due to this reason, meiosis is called a reduction division. A diploid parent cell (2n) will produce gametes with haploid cells (n).
According to this question, a fruit fly has 8 chromosomes or 4 pairs of chromosomes in its wing cells, after undergoing meiotic division, it will possess 4 chromosomes in each gamete cell. Note that the chromosome number has been reduced by half.
