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The female egg caries two X's(XX) and the male caries XY

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Has how many chromosomes withn the egg cells?

All human gametes (sex cells), which means egg cells and sperm cells, have 23 chromosomes. When the sperm fertilises the egg, the 23 chromosomes from the egg cell and the 23 chromosomes from the sperm cell join to make cells with 46 chromosomes. In summary, all cells in the human body have 46 chromosomes, except sperm cells and egg cells, which have 23.


What are the two types of cells in the body that do not contain 23 pairs of chromosomes?

egg cells and sperm cells


Is there an X or Y chromosome in an egg?

An egg will have the X chromosome and the sperm will have an X or Y chromosome.


After completeing meiosis 2human sex cells have a total of chromosomes?

No. A sperm cell and an egg cell released from an ovary contain half the chromosomes as other cells until the sperm enters the egg cell and its chromosomes join that of the egg. At that point the egg cell becomes a new individual with a full complement of chromosomes. In humans a person gets 23 chromosomes from the mother and 23 from the father for a total of 46.


What are the cells that are used for reproduction and that contain half the usual number of chromosomes?

Gametes are cells used for reproduction that contain half the usual number of chromosomes. In humans, gametes are sperm cells in males and egg cells in females. During fertilization, a sperm cell and an egg cell combine to form a zygote with the full complement of chromosomes.


If an organism has a diploid or 2n number of 16 how many chromosomes do its sperm and egg cells contain?

Diploid cells contain twice the number of chromosomes as haploid cells. Sex cells (sperm and egg) are haploids. Therefore, if the diploid number is 16, sperm and egg cells must contain 8 each.


Does each egg and sperm cell contain a full set of 46 chromosomes?

No, each egg and sperm cell contain half the number of chromosomes found in a normal body cell, which is 23. When an egg and a sperm cell combine during fertilization, they create a new cell with the full set of 46 chromosomes.


How many chromosomes does a sperm or egg have?

Gametes Have 23 Single Chromosomes, this means at fertilisation the pairs join together to make 23 pairs of Chromosomes. This is because Gametes are unspecialised cells so don't need all the Chromosomes that specialised cells have.


What type of cells contain only one set of chromosomes instead of two?

Gametes, also called sex cells, or sperm and egg cells, contain only one set of chromosomes.


Haploid cells are cells that have?

Haploid cells are cells that contain one set of chromosomes, meaning they have half the number of chromosomes as a diploid cell. In humans, haploid cells are sperm and egg cells, which contain 23 chromosomes each. During fertilization, a haploid sperm cell and a haploid egg cell combine to form a diploid zygote with 46 chromosomes.


Do chromosomes only occur in egg and sperm cells?

No, chromosomes are present in almost all cells of an organism. However, they are most readily observed in egg and sperm cells during sexual reproduction because they contain a single set of chromosomes.


A pig has 38 chromosomes in each of its body cells how many chromosomes will be in each of the egg cells released by a female pig?

Sex cells are haploid cells, meaning that they have half the cells of body cells. If a pig has 38 chromosomes, then in its egg cells there will be 19 chromosomes. Also in a male pig there will be 19 in its sperm cells.