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Good Evening Sir, Q:- How many meiotic divisions are required to produce 40 zygotes of frog? Explain. By- SAHIL
Asked by Sahil Kumar | 17 Mar, 2017, 06:30: PM
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Hi Sahil,

Zygotes are formed by the union of male gametes (sperms) and female gametes (egg).

To produce 40 zygotes,

  • 40 meiotic divisions are necessary to produce 40 haploid egg cells because generally 1 egg is produced by the meiosis of 1 oogonium.
  • 10 meiotic divisions are necessary to produce 40 haploid sperms because 4 spermatids are produced by the meiosis of 1 primary spermatocyte.

Therefore, the total number of meiotic divisions required to produce 40 zygotes = 40 + 10 = 50.

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