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The maximum number of sperm that can fertilize one egg is one, in order to yield a chromosome condition..

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The egg and sperm have half the number of chromosomes as the rest of the body cells (somatic cells). When they fuse, they form a cell containing the complete number of chromosomes for that species.

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