What happens to chromosomes in the nucleus of a body cell when it forms reproductive cells?

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Meave60
Apr 18, 2017

Body cells do not produce reproductive cells.

Explanation:

Body cells do not form reproductive cells. Specialized cells in the testes and the ovaries, called germ cells, undergo meiosis to form the reproductive cells. The reproductive cells, spermatozoa and oocytes, have half the number of chromosomes as the parent germ cell.

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