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TRUE or FALSE: When sperm and egg cells combine in fertilization, the
offspring ends up with the same number of chromosomes as their
parents.

User Sundae
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Answer:

True.

Step-by-step explanation:

Every child will contain the same number of chromosomes as the parents (otherwise they wouldn't be considered the same species). Additionally, animals can only mate with a species containing the same number of chromosomes as themselves. This means if the offspring of the parents had a different number fo chromosomes the offspring would be unable to mate with animals of it's own species.

User Waseem Kurne
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Answer: False

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