Ova and sperm cells differ from other body cells in that they carry _______ the usual number of chromosomes. A. double B. one-th

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Orlov [11]

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Ova and sperm cells differ from other body cells in that they carry _______ the usual number of chromosomes. A. double B. one-th

ird C. half D. triple

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xenn [34] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-29T23:28:56+03:00

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Ova and sperm cells differ from other body cells in that they carry half the usual number of chromosomes

Explanation

A human ova and a male sperm carry 23 chromosomes. This is to mean that human ova is haploid and a sperm is also haploid because they have 23 chromosomes. Due to meiosis, the resultant baby after fertilization will have 46 chromosomes in every somatic cell.

madam [21] · Answer 2 · 2021-12-29T21:58:23+03:00

madam [21]4 years ago

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Since they’re haploid cells, they carry half the usual number of chromosomes. This is because of meiosis!