This change in chromosome number is the result of B. Fertilization. Both of the individual gametes from the male and female combine together to produce a zygote or developing offspring that is diploid in most cases, and possess both sets of genetic content or chromosomal information, one from each parent.
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In the nucleus of each cell, the DNA molecule is packaged into thread-like structures called chromosomes. Each chromosome is made up of DNA tightly coiled many times around proteins called histones that support its structure.
Chromosomes are not visible in the cell’s nucleus—not even under a microscope—when the cell is not dividing. However, the DNA that makes up chromosomes becomes more tightly packed during cell division and is then visible under a microscope. Most of what researchers know about chromosomes was learned by observing chromosomes during cell division.