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how does the number of chromosomes in a sex cell compare with the number of chromosomes in body cells?

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Meiosis reduces chromosome number so that sex cells (eggs and sperm) have a half set of chromosomes–one homolog of each pair. This is the haploid number. CONGRATULATIONS! YOU'RE SO SMART!
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