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miss Akunina [59]
3 years ago
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the purpose of meiosis is to make gametes, also known as sperm and egg cells. in humans, your body cells have 46 chromosomes. ho

w many chromosomes are in a sperm or egg cell if, when they come together to form a fertilized zygote, there are 46 chromosomes? write the correct number of chromosomes next to the sperm and egg
Biology
1 answer:
soldi70 [24.7K]3 years ago
7 0

Fertilization. Egg and sperm cells have just 23 chromosomes each. That's half as many chromosomes as regular cells. Through the process of fertilization, egg and sperm join to make a cell with 46 chromosomes (23 pairs), called a zygote.

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