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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).

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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 human zygote possess?

46 23 from each parent...unless there is a mutation. Hi sorry to but in, but i was just wondering. If a human zygote contains 46 chromosomes and then total chromosomes they have is 46. Then if a mouse has 40 chromosomes would it's zygote be 40 as well? I have Biology homework and i was just wondering. Thanks!


How many chromosomes does the zygote have Following fertilization?

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.


How many chromosomes are present in an egg just produced by the ovaries?

In humans there are 23 single chromosomes. In a zygote there are 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.

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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 a zygote have and a gamate have?

Zygote=2 Gamate=1


If gametes were diploid like somatic cells how many chromosomes would the zygote contain?

If gametes were diploid, the zygote would contain double the number of chromosomes found in a typical diploid zygote. So, if a human diploid cell normally has 46 chromosomes, a diploid gamete would have 46 chromosomes as well, resulting in a zygote with 92 chromosomes.


How many chromosomes does s fruit flies zygote have?

8 chromosomes


How many Chromosomes does the zygote contain?

46 I think


How many sets of chromosomes does a zygote have?

there are 23 sets


A human egg cell has 23 chromosomes. How many chromosomes will a human zygote have?

46


How many chromosomes human zygote possess?

46 23 from each parent...unless there is a mutation. Hi sorry to but in, but i was just wondering. If a human zygote contains 46 chromosomes and then total chromosomes they have is 46. Then if a mouse has 40 chromosomes would it's zygote be 40 as well? I have Biology homework and i was just wondering. Thanks!


How many pairs of chromosomes does a human receive?

A human receives 23 pairs of chromosomes, having a total of 46 in all. They receive half the total amount from their mother and half from there father.


How many chromosomes does the zygote have Following fertilization?

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.


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.


What is a zygote and how many chromsomes does it have?

A zygote is a cell that is the result of the fusion of an egg and a sperm. It has a total of 46 chromosomes in a genetically normal human.