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Briefly explain the relationship between the number of chromosomes in gametes and meiocytes.

Answer:

Meiocytes are the gamete mother cells. These cells undergo meiosis to form gametes. Thus, the number of chromosomes in meiocytes are double than the number of chromosomes present in the gametes. For example,

Organism	Chromosome number in meiocyte (2n)	Chromosome number in gamete (n)
Human beings	46	23