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How is the equal contribution of male and female parents ensured in the progeny?

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The gametes of both the male and the female parent have half the genetic information required for the offspring. Hence, 23 chromosomes are inherited from the father and 23 chromosomes from the mother. Hence, there is an equal contribution of male and females to the offspring.

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