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Reproduction in organisms — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYReproduction in organisms2 Marks
Question
  1. State the difference between meiocyte and gamete with respect to chromosome number.
  2. Why is a whiptail lizard referred to as parthenogenetic.
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Answer

  1. The gamete contains haploid set of chromosomes while the meiocyte a diploid set.
  2. A whiptail lizard develops from the female gamete without fertilisation, hence it is Parthenogenetic.

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