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</span><em>When the gametes join they form a cell called a zygote. Human sperm and eggs contain 23 chromosomes</em><span><em>. Human zygotes contain </em></span><em>46 chromosomes</em><span><em>. The type of cell division that produces gametes with half the normal chromosome number is called meiosis.</em></span>
