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Grace [21]
4 years ago
12

What does an egg contribute to the embryo that a sperm does not contribute?

Biology
1 answer:
fenix001 [56]4 years ago
5 0
<h3><u> Answer;</u></h3>

B. organelles

<h3><u>Explanation;</u></h3>
  • Eggs contribute 50% of the chromosomes as well as cytoplasm and cellular mechanisms required for the cell to thrive and replicate.
  • Mitochondria for example are particularly important to the embryo but are only passed from mother to child via the egg.
  • Sperms on the other hand, are just packets of DNA.
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