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Help right answer please ??A fertilized egg receives 50% of its chromosomes from a sperm and 50% from the egg. Which process ensures that the sperm and egg contain only 50% of the chromosomes of an organism?fertilizationmeiosismitosismutation

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Answer: Meiosis

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Meiosis is sometimes called “reduction division” because it reduces the number of chromosomes to half the normal number so that, when fusion of sperm and egg occurs, baby will have the correct number.

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