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Aleksandr [31]
3 years ago
7

Compared to a normal body cell, a normal egg cell contains

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2 answers:
ale4655 [162]3 years ago
6 0
Half the number of
chromsoms 
nordsb [41]3 years ago
3 0
Half the number of chromosomes
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