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Why is the amount of chromosomes in a gamete necessary?

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Does a zygote have double or triple the number of chromosomes that a gamete has?

A zygote has twice the amount of chromosomes as a gamete.


What are the number of chromosomes in the human gamete?

There are 23 chromosomes in a human gamete


Does the male or female gamete contribute more chromosomes to the fertilized egg?

They each give the same amount. This is why we have pairs of chromosomes.


How does a haploid gamete get a 1n number of chromosomes and a 1n amount of DNA?

By the process of meiosis.


What is the only cell in the body that dose not have 46 chromosomes?

the gamete cells/ sex cells have half the original amount of chromosomes as these combine with the gamete cells of the opposite sex to form a off spring with half chromosomes from mother and other half from father


A chicken has 78 chromosomes how many are present in each gamete?

39 chromosomes in each gamete


How many chromosomes are in a gamete?

Human gametes have 23 chromosomes. (In cases of abnormality there may be a different number of chromosomes in a gamete).


How many chromosomes do you have in your gamete cells?

23 chromosomes


How many chromosomes are contained in a human male gamete cell?

In a gamete (sex) cell, there are 23 chromosomes. A gamete is a haploid, or n, whereas a somatic (normal) cell is a diploid, or 2n, and has 46 chromosomes.


Does gamete have more chromosomes then a zygote?

No, a zygote has 46, a gamete has 23


How many chromosomes would be present in a zebra gamete after meiosis the zebra has 50 chromosomes in its diploid cells?

A gamete has half the number of chromosomes of the somatic (diploid) cell. Therefore a zebra gamete would have 25 chromosomes if 50 is the diploid number.


Do All cells within an organism will have the same number of chromosomes except the gamete?

this is true. the gamete has half the number of chromosomes..