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The cell produced by the fusion of an egg and a sperm is the

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Answer:

Option C, zygote

Step-by-step explanation:

The complete question is

The cell produced by the fusion of an egg and a sperm is the

a. gamete

b. oocyte

c. zygote

d. germ line cells

e. somatic cell

Solution

During the process of fertilization in sexual reproduction, when a male gamete (sperm) and female gamete (egg) fuses they form a new cell known as zygote.

Both male and female gamete are haploid with”n” number of chromosomes (only a single set of genes) and when they combine they form diploid zygote with “2n” number of chromosomes.

Hence, option C is correct

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