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An egg cell is haploid because the offspring gets one set of chromosomes from its mother and one set from its father, making it diploid. Haploid means that the egg contains one set of chromosomes. When the egg joins with the sperm (which is also haploid) the two cells unite and create a diploid zygote. If your egg and sperm cells weren't haploid than the offspring would have to many sets of chromosomes and would not be able to develop correctly.
Elinor McDermott
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What is smallest egg cell?
the smallest egg cell is fish egg cell
What is a fertilized female egg cell called?
A fertilized egg cell is when a sperm enters an egg. The result is a fertilized egg cell, or a zygote.
What is the difference between human skin cell and human egg cell?
What is the Difference between egg and human cell membrane?
What does the cell membrane do in the sperm cell?
It fuses with the membrane of the egg cell, and the content of the sperm cell enters the egg cell.
How many cells in a human egg cell?
Each egg cell is a single haploid cell.
What is smallest egg cell?
the smallest egg cell is fish egg cell
Is a gamete an egg cell or fertilized egg?
An egg cell is a gamete, and so is a sperm cell.
What does egg cell mean?
A fertilized egg cell is when a sperm enters an egg. The result is a fertilized egg cell, or a zygote.
What is a fertilized female egg cell called?
A fertilized egg cell is when a sperm enters an egg. The result is a fertilized egg cell, or a zygote.
What is bigger a sperm cell or a egg cell?
egg by far
What the process of egg cell and sperm cell?
The process when an egg cell and a sperm cell COMBINE is called Fertilization
What is the difference between human skin cell and human egg cell?
What is the Difference between egg and human cell membrane?
What does the cell membrane do in the sperm cell?
It fuses with the membrane of the egg cell, and the content of the sperm cell enters the egg cell.
Which have better chance to be fertilize egg cell of fish or egg cell of frog?
whice have to be fertilized the egg cell of fish or frog
What one is bigger a sperm cell or egg cell?
egg by far
What is the female egg cell of the flower?
The female egg cell is the stamen.
How is an egg a cell?
an egg cell is the cell inside a womans ovary and is released once a month
