The following question refers to the essential steps in meiosis described below.
1. Formation of four new nuclei, each with half the chromosomes present in the parental nucleus
2. Alignment of tetrads at the metaphase plate
3. Separation of sister chromatids
4. Separation of the homologs; no uncoupling of the centromere
5. Synapsis; chromosomes moving to the middle of the cell in pairs
-For a species with a haploid number of 23 chromosomes, how many different combinations of maternal and paternal chromosomes are possible for the gametes?

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The number of different combinations of maternal and paternal chromosomes possible for the gametes is 2^n, where n is the haploid number of chromosomes. For a species with a haploid number of 23, this results in 2^23, which is about 8 million different combinations.

The Following Question Refers to the Essential Steps in Meiosis