Question

Fill in the sentences to complete the statements about meiosis.

The process of meiosis occurs during the BLANK and results in BLANK.

To maintain the correct number of chromosomes in offspring, male and female gametes contain BLANK of chromosomes as somatic cells.

During fertilization, gametes fuse to form a BLANK cell called a zygote.

Answer 1

Answer:

23 chromosomes.

Explanation:

Meiosis is the process by which the chromosome number is halved during gamete formation. So chromosomes are 46 and get halved to 23 during the process of meiosis.