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Does the male or female gamete contribute more chromosomes to the fertilized egg?
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∙ 13y ago
They each give the same amount. This is why we have pairs of chromosomes.
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The female gamete is called what?
The female gamete is called an ovum or an egg. This is the cell that is fertilized by the male gamete known as the sperm.
What does an egg contribute to an embryo?
It is the mother's gamete. It contains the 23 chromosomes that she provides to the embryo.
How many pairs of chromosomes do each parent contribute to the fertilized egg?
Each parent donates 23 chromosomes to his/her child.....23 chromosomes from mother and 23 chromosomes from father makes a total of 46 chromosomes a healthy child.
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).
What is the Female Gamete?
The female gamete is the egg or ovum.
The female gamete is called what?
The female gamete is called an ovum or an egg. This is the cell that is fertilized by the male gamete known as the sperm.
How does a zygote relate to meiosis?
A gamete is also known as a "sex cell". These are the egg and the sperm. Zygotes are fertilised eggs. This means that when the female gamete is fertilised by the male gamete, it forms a zygote.
How many chromosomes should humans have?
In a human cell we should have 46 chromosomes in 23 pairs. We get 23 of these chromosomes from the male gamete (sperm) and the other 23 from the female gamete (egg).
What does an egg contribute to an embryo?
It is the mother's gamete. It contains the 23 chromosomes that she provides to the embryo.
How many pairs of chromosomes do each parent contribute to the fertilized egg?
Each parent donates 23 chromosomes to his/her child.....23 chromosomes from mother and 23 chromosomes from father makes a total of 46 chromosomes a healthy child.
What sex chromosomes are contained in a female body cell?
Female cells contain the sex chromosomes XX. A female gamete (ovum/egg) contains one X chromosome.
How many sex chromosomes are in a human gamete?
There are two sex chromosomes, X and Y. A female has XX and a male has XY.
What is the name of the sex cell that contains the chromosomes from the mother?
The female gamete or egg cell.
What are the number of chromosomes in the human gamete?
There are 23 chromosomes in a human gamete
How many chromosome should humans cells have?
In a human cell we should have 46 chromosomes in 23 pairs. We get 23 of these chromosomes from the male gamete (sperm) and the other 23 from the female gamete (egg).
How many chromosomes does the zygote receive from the mother?
23. A female gamete (sex cell, the egg) contains half the chromosomes that a human cell has - 46. The other half are taken from the male gamete (sperm).
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.
