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Sperm contains 23 chromosomes.

An egg contains 23 chromosomes.

The zygote (a fertilized egg) contains 46 chromosomes.

Yet, it is also important to consider that the egg completes meiosis before joining with the sperm, thereby shedding half of its 46 chromosomes into a polar body that adjoins the zona pelucida lining.

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How many chromosomes does a human sperm or egg cell contain?

The human egg or sperm cell is haploid and contains 23 chromosomes. After fertilization (egg and sperm fusion), the zygote will have 46 chromosomes (23 pairs).


How many chromosomes should a zygote have so the baby's body cell will each have a normal set of chromosomes?

A zygote should have 46 chromosomes: 23 from the egg and 23 from the sperm. This will ensure that after fertilization, the baby's body cells will each have a normal set of 46 chromosomes.


How many chromosomes are there inside the nucleus of a sperm cell?

A sperm cell contains 23 chromosomes inside its nucleus. When combined with an egg cell during fertilization, the resulting zygote will have the full complement of 46 chromosomes.


After fertilization, how much of the chromosomes of both the sperm cell and the egg cell does the zygote have?

The zygote would be diploid because the sex cell would have 46 chromosomes instead of 23 (2n instead of n) and the chromosomes would keep on multiplying in each generation. Ex: child would have 92 chromosomes and that child's child would have 184, etc-Anonymous Mamba


How many chromosomes would be in a zygote if the bird has 30 chromosomes?

A zygote is a fertilized egg cell, so it is diploid and thus has a full set of DNA. If the adult has 30 pairs of chromosomes, the zygote would have 30 pairs. If there are 30 chromosomes, then the zygote will have 60 (30 from the mother and 30 from the father). It comes down to whether you meant individual chromosomes or pairs of chromosomes.

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How many chromosomes does a zygote cell have compared to a parent cell in fertilization?

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How many chromosomes does a human sperm or egg cell contain?

The human egg or sperm cell is haploid and contains 23 chromosomes. After fertilization (egg and sperm fusion), the zygote will have 46 chromosomes (23 pairs).


How many chromosomes should a zygote have so the baby's body cell will each have a normal set of chromosomes?

A zygote should have 46 chromosomes: 23 from the egg and 23 from the sperm. This will ensure that after fertilization, the baby's body cells will each have a normal set of 46 chromosomes.


How many chromosomes are in a chicken' s gametes?

A chicken's gametes (sperm and egg) each contain 39 chromosomes, which is half of the chicken's total chromosomes (78). When fertilization occurs, the resulting zygote will have the full complement of 78 chromosomes.


How many chromosomes are there inside the nucleus of a sperm cell?

A sperm cell contains 23 chromosomes inside its nucleus. When combined with an egg cell during fertilization, the resulting zygote will have the full complement of 46 chromosomes.


How many chromosomes does a zygote have and a gamate have?

Zygote=2 Gamate=1


How many chromosomes does s fruit flies zygote have?

8 chromosomes


After fertilization, how much of the chromosomes of both the sperm cell and the egg cell does the zygote have?

The zygote would be diploid because the sex cell would have 46 chromosomes instead of 23 (2n instead of n) and the chromosomes would keep on multiplying in each generation. Ex: child would have 92 chromosomes and that child's child would have 184, etc-Anonymous Mamba


How many chromosomes would be in a zygote if the bird has 30 chromosomes?

A zygote is a fertilized egg cell, so it is diploid and thus has a full set of DNA. If the adult has 30 pairs of chromosomes, the zygote would have 30 pairs. If there are 30 chromosomes, then the zygote will have 60 (30 from the mother and 30 from the father). It comes down to whether you meant individual chromosomes or pairs of chromosomes.


How many Chromosomes does the zygote contain?

46 I think


How many sets of chromosomes does a zygote have?

there are 23 sets


How many chromosomes does a fertilised egg have?

A fertilized egg, or zygote, typically has 46 chromosomes. This is a result of the coming together of the egg (23 chromosomes) from the mother and the sperm (23 chromosomes) from the father during fertilization.