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3. When gametes (sex cells) are produced from a body cell during normal
meiosis, which of the following describes the number of chromosomes in
each new sex cell? *
A. Each resulting cell has the same number of chromosomes as the original body cell.
B. Each resulting cell has twice the number of chromosomes as the original body cell.
C. Each resulting cell has one-half the number of chromosomes as the original body
cell
D. Each resulting cell has one-fourth the number of chromosomes as the original body
cell.