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What is the major difference between a somatic cell and an egg cell?

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In humans, a diploid cell has 46 chromosomes. Gametes are sex cells, so the egg and sperm. They are considered haploid because each gamete contains half the number of chromosomes that an organism's somatic cells will have. Produced through meiosis, human gametes each have 23 chromosomes.

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