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What are the maternal and paternal chromosomes?
What are the maternal and paternal chromosomes?
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A zygote (then embryo, fetus, baby) is made of the union of a sperm with an egg.
The mother has prepared each egg with 23 chromosomes — the “maternal chromosomes”.
The father has prepared each sperm with 23 chromosomes - the “paternal chromosomes”.
A zygote is made with the union of these two sets, and thus each person has one set of 23 maternal chromosomes and one set of 23 paternal chromosomes.
A zygote (then embryo, fetus, baby) is made of the union of a sperm with an egg.
The mother has prepared each egg with 23 chromosomes — the “maternal chromosomes”.
The father has prepared each sperm with 23 chromosomes - the “paternal chromosomes”.
A zygote is made with the union of these two sets, and thus each person has one set of 23 maternal chromosomes and one set of 23 paternal chromosomes.
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