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Chromosome Number in Meiocytes

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Fill in the following blanks with suitable words :

(d) A human gamete contains ......................... chromosomes whereas a normal body cell has ..................... chromosomes in it.

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A human gamete contains 23 chromosomes whereas a normal body cell has 46 chromosomes in it.

Human gamete is a haploid cell so it has half
the number of chromosomes compared to normal body cells which are diploid.

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