Question
- State the difference between meiocyte and gamete with respect to chromosome number.
- Why is a whiptail lizard referred to as parthenogenetic.
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Answer
- The gamete contains haploid set of chromosomes while the meiocyte a diploid set.
- A whiptail lizard develops from the female gamete without fertilisation, hence it is Parthenogenetic.
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