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It depends upon the species. Human eggs and sperm each have 23 chromosomes.

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They each have 23. After fertilization they combine into the 23 pairs (46 total).

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Most cells in the body have 46 chromosomes, but the egg and sperm have 23 each, that way when they combine, the new cell will have the full complement of 46.

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