State the difference between meiocyte and gamete with respect to chromosome number. Why is a whiptail lizard referred to as parthenogenetic?

(a) The gamete contains a haploid set of chromosomes while the meiocyte contains a diploid set (b) Whiptail lizard is parthenogenetic because in this animal, an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual. This process of reproduction without fertilization is called parthenogenesis.