normally be contained in an egg cell?
2007-05-31 17:03:22 · 5 answers · asked by moi 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Easy... half as many chromosomes you can find in any other cell of the body. Talking about humans, a cell from your cheek or your skin has 46 chrmosomes. Your egg cell (or sperm cell if you are a male) will have 23 chromosomes, do you know why? because your egg cell (with 23 chromosomes) will join during fertilization with the sperm cell of a male (with 23 chromosomes) to produce a normal individual with 46 chromosomes. We have to complete this reduction in our sex cells because if we don't, the result of the fertilization will have 92 chromosomes and that is not possible!
2007-05-31 17:16:07 · answer #1 · answered by UNCLE GERARD 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Half as many chromosomes in an egg or a sperm.
Body cells have two of each kind of chromosome = diploid.
Gametes or reproductive cells have one of each kind of chromosome = haploid or monoploid.
2007-05-31 17:09:09 · answer #2 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
half of the parent cells, gametes (egg and sperm) have haploid cells. therefore that would be 23 chromosomes.
2007-05-31 17:06:21 · answer #3 · answered by Oby O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1/2 as many.
2007-05-31 17:05:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
half
2007-05-31 17:05:03 · answer #5 · answered by The answer 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋