What Is Meiosis?
10. Granddaughter Cells
As mentioned, we are now left with four individual granddaughter cells. These cells are haploid, and this means that they have half the number of chromosomes that a parent cell does. These cells are essential for the reproduction process. In women, granddaughter cells are basically eggs and, in men, the cells are sperm cells.
After copulation, a sperm cell will often find the egg and the two cells will share their DNA, and the egg will become fertilized. The fertilized egg, now known as a zygote, will share DNA from both the male and female parents. It will begin to develop further after settling in the womb.
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