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One sperm cell created would be one
out how how many combinations?

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Answer:Maternal and paternal chromosomes are randomly distributed on either side of the metaphase plate. So for each pair there's a 50/50 chance as to which side the homologs will go on (8.17). We have 23 pairs each with 50/50 probabilities. That works out to 223 possible combinations of gametes from one human individual.

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