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Explain how meiosis contributes to genetic inheritance.
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Meiosis is the process where single cell devised twice produced four cells containing half the original amount of genetic information.
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These cells are sex cells, sperm and males, and eggs and females.
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So we get one cell, and there's like a long process of meiosis that has all of the genes that you have in your typical cells.
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And then it's through a process broken down to four cells that have half the chromosomes.
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This happens in eggs.
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So humans usually have 46 chromosomes.
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The cells of meiosis have 23 chromosomes.
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So these are the sex cells, and it works with the genetic inheritance because you get half of your 23 chromosomes from your papa, her dad, 23 chromosomes from your mom.
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That's what makes your 46 chromosomes...