alleryMale germ cells form sperm by divisions that are:
AMitotic
BAmitotic
CBinary
DMeiotic
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Meiotic
1. Sperm carry half the chromosome number of the parent cell.
2. Only one kind of division halves that number.
3. So the germ cells undergo meiotic divisions.
_Source: syllabus Biology, Chapter 3, Human Reproduction._
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