Egg laid after fertilization is diploid.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is A True
Fertilisation is the fusion of male and female gametes with the mixing of the 23 male and 23 female chromosomes. The zygote has 46 chromosomes so they are diploid in nature.
Thus, the correct answer is option A.

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