(a) What would be the ratio of chromosome number between an egg and its zygote?
(b) Distinguish between a gamete and a zygote.

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(a) The ratio of chromosome numbers between an egg and its zygote is 1 : 2. The number of chromosomes in a zygote is two times the number of chromosomes in an egg.

(b)

Gamete Zygote

A gamete is a sex cell and is of two types: male and female. A zygote is formed by the fusion of a male and a female gamete.

It has 24 chromosomes. It has 48 chromosomes.

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Gamete	Zygote
A gamete is a sex cell and is of two types: male and female.	A zygote is formed by the fusion of a male and a female gamete.
It has 24 chromosomes.	It has 48 chromosomes.