Why must the number of chromosomes in the sperm and egg be half the number of chromosomes in the other cells of an organism?

Biology

2 answers:

Tcecarenko [31]3 years ago

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Bc it shares both parent genes

VashaNatasha [74]3 years ago

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Answer:

when fertilization takes place, the half of the chromosomes from the egg combine with the half of the chromosomes from the sperm to form a full 23 pairs of chromosomes which contain the genes of the offspring.

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