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In sexual reproduction does offspring inherit twoce the DNA of each parent

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Answer: No

Explanation: During meiosis the sex cells split into 4 cells instead of 2. The genes are copied during the first half, then they split alone during the second half. In the end, you have the cells with 23 chromosomes instead of 46. After the sperm fuses with the egg, the zygote has 46 chromasomes, the normal amount.

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