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In a healthy person with no genetic disorders, there will be double the number of chromosomes in a skin cell versus an egg cell. This is because a skin cell is a somatic (non-sex) cell and is diploid (2 sets of chromosomes - 1 from the mother and 1 from the father). An egg cell is a sex cell and is haploid (only contains 1 set of chromosomes - the mother). When combined with a sperm cell (the other set from the father), a zygote results which is now diploid (having one set from both parents).

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A sperm cell has 23 chromosomes because during reproduction 23 from the sperm and 23 from the egg gives the offspring 46 chromosomes.

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yes it has 23 cells.

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