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Body cells or somatic cells have a full number of chromosomes while sex cells have one half the number.

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How are body cells different from sex cells?

Cause body cells have twice the chromosomes a sex cell has Body cells have 46 chromosomes and sex cells have 23 chromosomes.


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Sex cells (sperm and egg) differ from body cells in that they do not have a full set of chromosomes. Sex cells are haploid, meaning they only have one set of chromosomes, while body cells are diploid, with two sets of chromosomes. This difference allows sex cells to combine during fertilization to create a genetically diverse offspring.


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No, somatic (non-sex) cells have twice the number of chromosomes that sex cells have.


What is the duplication of sex cells called?

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What are the two types of cells found in the body?

Sex cells (germ cells) and somatic (body cells) cells


The number of chromosomes in sex cells relative to the body cells?

there are half the number of chromosomes in sex cells than in body cells because the sex cell needs to combine with another to complete its set of chromosomes


How sex cells different from any other cell in your body?

Sex cells have 1/2 the number of chromosomes than body cells. In humans that is 23.


Does meiosis divide sex cells and body cells?

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What do body cells do not contribute to genetic material?

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