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A human skin cell contains 46 chromosomes. How many chromosomes are present in a human egg cell? A 23 B 46 C 92 D 138

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The correct answer would be A 23.

It is because human egg is a female gamete which is formed by meiotic division.

A meiotic division is reduction division which reduces the number of chromosomes to half in daughter cells or gametes.

Thus, if a skin cell or somatic cell contains 46 chromosomes then the egg or sperm (gametes) would contain only 23 chromosomes.

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