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In humans, gametes (sperm and eggs) are haploid, meaning they contain half the number of chromosomes found in somatic (body) cells. If an organism has 40 chromosomes in its diploid somatic cells, its gametes will have 20 chromosomes. This reduction occurs through meiosis, which ensures that when gametes fuse during fertilization, the resulting offspring have the correct diploid number of chromosomes.

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