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Why is it important for gametes to be haploid? (1 point)

Why is it important for gametes to be haploid? (1 point)-example-1
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The reason that gametes are haploid is because neither parent has the full set of genetic information so each must contribute their half to make a whole. An organism has two sets of genes from their parents, half a set from the mother and the other from the father (1/2 + 1/2= 1). So together the information carried by the two haploid cells come together for an organism to form.

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