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By human egg cell I guess you mean the oocyte (the one produced by the mother). The oocyte always carries the X chromosome, the sperm can either carry the Y or the X chromosome. Interestingly, the sperm which carries the Y is actually quicker than the one carrying the X, maybe because the X chromosome is far larger. So, if the Y chromosome sperm reaches the egg first, the child will be a boy (XY), and if the X chromosome sperm beats him to it, the child will be a girl (XX).
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In what type of human cell is the chromosome number 23?
The chromosome number 23 is found in human sex cells, such as eggs (in females) and sperm (in males). These cells are known as haploid cells, containing half the normal number of chromosomes found in somatic cells.
How many chromosomes are in a human egg cell?
A human egg cell has 23 chromosomes, which is half the number of chromosomes found in a regular human cell. During fertilization, when the egg merges with a sperm cell, the full complement of 46 chromosomes is restored.
What sex chromosome does a human egg cell contain?
The sex chromosome typically carried by an ovum is X-chromosome. The sperm may carry either x or y sex chromosome.
Where is Human egg cell found?
in the ovary
What percentage of human sperm Cells carry an X chromosome?
50 % of human sperm Cells are an X chromosome, the other half are a Y chromosome: {diploid = 2n = 1 chromosome pair; haploid = n = 1 chromosome - including the meiotic single chromosome = n}. All sperm and egg Cells carry one set each of n (23 single) chromosomes. When a sperm and an egg combine either: a) a sperm Cell with the X chromosome merges with the [X-chromosome] egg Cell and the baby will be a girl; or b) a sperm Cell with the Y chromosome merges with the egg Cell and the baby will be a boy.
If an egg cell contains 50 chromosome how many chromosome are in a sperm cell from the same species?
50
Why is a human cell containing 22 autosomes and a y chromosome a sperm?
Human somatic (body) cells contain two sets of 23 chromosomes. Human gametes (sperm and egg cells) contain one set of 23 chromomes -- 22 autosomes and 1 sex chromosome. Only a sperm cell can carry a y chromosome. A sperm cell can also carry an x chromosome. The ovum can carry only an x chromosome, never a y chromosome. So a cell containing 22 autosomes and a y chromosome must be a sperm cell.
What is the number of chromosomes found in a human ovum?
A human ovum, or egg cell, contains 23 chromosomes. These chromosomes are half of the total number of chromosomes found in a human cell, as they combine with 23 chromosomes from a sperm cell during fertilization to form a complete set of 46 chromosomes in a fertilized egg.
A human sperm contains chromosome?
A human sperm contains 23 chromosomes, half the number of chromosomes found in a normal human cell. During fertilization, the sperm combines with an egg cell, which also contains 23 chromosomes, to form a new cell with a total of 46 chromosomes.
What is a haploid female sex cell?
A haploid female sex cell is an egg cell, also known as an ovum. It contains half the number of chromosomes found in a normal body cell and is produced through the process of meiosis in the ovaries. Upon fertilization by a sperm cell, the egg cell's haploid chromosome number combines with the sperm cell's haploid chromosome number to form a diploid zygote.
The total set of chromosomes found in either egg or sperm?
The number of chromosomes found in either and egg of sperm is half the number of chromosomes found in a normal cell of the organism. For example, if you are thinking of a human sperm or egg cell is would be 23 chromosomes, since the normal human cell has 46.
What is a cell with one-half the regular number of a chromosome?
A sperm cell or an egg cell.
