What is the ploidy of the zygote during the life cycle of Toxoplasma gondii?
3 years ago
Answered By Emily D
Number of cells = 1; Number of chromosomes = 19
Oogenesis produces 4 cells but only one cell remains alive the three cells will degenerate. Oogenesis is a type of meiosis, hence, the chromosome number (ploidy) is reduced to half from 38 to 19.
3 years ago
Answered By Emily D
Number of cells = 1; Number of chromosomes = 19
Oogenesis produces 4 cells but only one cell remains alive the three cells will degenerate. Oogenesis is a type of meiosis, hence, the chromosome number (ploidy) is reduced to half from 38 to 19.