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Which is true about two normal gametes from a human female? *

a. chromosomes are exactly alike
b. each gamete contains the same number of chromosomes as the mother
c. each gamete has 23 chromosomes
d. the gamete’s chromosomes are exactly the same as the mother’s

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The answer is B, each gamete contains the same number of chromosomes as the mother. This is through cell division when the parent cells go through two rounds of meiosis 1 and meiosis 2, and all haploid gametes have 23 chromosomes.
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