A zygote is produced by the merger of two gametes, which are an ovum and a sperm. The gametes are produced by the two parent organisms. That's where the chromosomes come from. This process is known as heredity.
It has half of whatever the organism's regular cells have.
The answer is 40
Onion (Allium cepa) has 16 chromosomes (2n= 16)
Gamete is the term that refers to the individual haploid sex cells, the egg or the sperm, and contains only half of the necessary genetic information for a new organism. A zygote is the diploid result of fertilization between an egg and sperm, which will ultimately grow into the organism.
A monosomic zygote has one less chromosome than normal. This can result in genetic disorders or developmental abnormalities. Most monosomic zygotes are not viable and typically result in miscarriage.
if it is a human chromosome it will have 32 chromosomes
Only Zygotes of certain species have 46 chromosomes.
The answer is 40
Diploids and Haploids. Haploids have one set of chromosomes (Gametes). Diploids have two sets of chromosomes (Zygotes).
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It has half of whatever the organism's regular cells have.
The answer is 40
Onion (Allium cepa) has 16 chromosomes (2n= 16)
Zygotes are diploid, meaning they contain two sets of chromosomes (one set from each parent). This is because a zygote is formed by the fusion of a haploid egg cell and a haploid sperm cell during fertilization.
The zygote would have 24 chromosomes, as it inherits half of its chromosomes from each parent. So, if each parent's gamete has 12 chromosomes, the zygote would receive 12 chromosomes from the egg and 12 chromosomes from the sperm, resulting in a total of 24 chromosomes.
After fertilization, zygotes are diploid.
One-half (Source: The Developing Person: Through the Life Span, 7th ed. Kathleen Berger, pg. 79)