Question

Explain why it is important that an egg cell

and a sperm cell have only half the normal
number of chromosomes.

Answer 1

Gametes are reproductive cells, such as sperm and egg. As gametes are produced, the number of chromosomes must be reduced by half. Why? The zygote must contain genetic information from the mother and from the father, so the gametes must contain half of the chromosomes found in normal body cells

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