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A human gamete typically contains one sex chromosome. In males, the gamete (sperm) carries either an X or a Y chromosome, while in females, the gamete (egg) always carries an X chromosome. During fertilization, when the gametes combine, the resulting zygote will have two sex chromosomes, determining the genetic sex of the individual.

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Is the sex of the offspring of a cow determined by the egg or sperm?

The sex of the offspring is always determined by the sperm: this is the same in pretty well all animal life, including human reproduction. The gamete in a cow always carries the X chromosome. The gametes in a bull carry both X and Y chromosomes, which mean that if the sperm with an X chromosome fuses with the gamete of the cow, the offspring will be female. If the sperm carries a Y chromosome and fuses to the female gamete of the cow, then the offspring will be male.


How many chromosones are in gamete?

23. A gamete contains exactly half the genetic material (and chromosomes) of a normal cell. Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes in their genome in normal cells. A gamete has 23 (not paired) chromosomes.


What is a cell with paired chromosomes called?

Somatic (diploid) cells have pairs of chromosomes. They have 46 chromosomes, making 23 pairs. All the cells in the human body are diploid cells, with the exception of the gametes (sperm and ova).Gametes are sex cells (eggs and sperm), they only have 23 chromosomes total. This is because they will combine with another gamete to form an embryo that will have 46.


How many chromosomes in the sex cells of a dog?

Dogs have 39 pairs of chromosomes in their somatic cells. Sex cells (sperm and eggs) are haploid, meaning they contain half the number of chromosomes as somatic cells. Therefore, the sex cells of a dog have 39 chromosomes.


What does an autosome do in the human body?

An autosome is a non-sex chromosome. It is an ordinarily paired type of chromosome that is the same in both sexes of a species. For example, in humans, there are 22 pairs of autosomes. The X and Y chromosomes are not autosomal. Non-autosomal chromosomes are usually referred to as sex chromosomes, allosomes or heterosomes.

Related Questions

How many chromosomes are in normal human sex cell?

There are 23 haploid chromosomes in a normal human gamete (sex cell).


How many chromosomes are in a normal human sex cells?

There are 23 haploid chromosomes in a normal human gamete (sex cell).


How many sex chromosomes are in a human gamete?

There are two sex chromosomes, X and Y. A female has XX and a male has XY.


How many chromosomes are present in a normal human sex cell?

There are 23 haploid chromosomes in a normal human gamete (sex cell).


How many chromosomes are contained in a human male gamete cell?

In a gamete (sex) cell, there are 23 chromosomes. A gamete is a haploid, or n, whereas a somatic (normal) cell is a diploid, or 2n, and has 46 chromosomes.


How many c hromosomes are in a human GAMETE?

21 somatic chromosomes + 2 sex chromosomes (XX in an ovum or XY in a sperm).


How many chromosomes are in a humans sex cells?

There are 23 haploid chromosomes in a normal human gamete (sex cell).


How many chromosomes are in each gamete?

Gametes carry half the number of normal chromosomes as a body cell. Since there are normally 46, this means there are 23 chromosomes in a human gamete.


Why does a gamete only contain 23 in the human body?

You get the other 23 from the opposite sex. The semen and the egg combines and gets 46 chromosomes. If each gamete contained 46 chromosomes, the zygote would contain 92 chromosomes.


How many chrosomes do human sex cells have?

humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes for a total of 46 chromosomes the last pair is the sex chromosome so the sex chromosome is its own chromosome. the sex chromosome decides witch gender a person is. and everybody starts out female the way you become male is if a y shows up.


How many homologous pairs of chromosomes does a diploid human cell have?

A human gamete does not have any pairs of homologous chromosomes. A single human gamete contains 23 chromosomes, or a half set. None of these chromosomes are homologous with each other.


In what type of human cell is the chromosome number 23?

The chromosome number 23 is found in human sex cells, such as eggs (in females) and sperm (in males). These cells are known as haploid cells, containing half the normal number of chromosomes found in somatic cells.