Question

What is one major difference between a human skin cell and a human egg cell?

• A. Egg cell has twice as many Chromosomes as the skin cell.
• B. Egg cell has half as many chromosomes as skin cell
• C. Skin cell has no genetic information in its chromosomes
• D. Only the egg cell has a nucleus

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Egg cell has half as many chromosomes as skin cell

Skin cells are autosomal (46 x) and hence are diploid whereas the egg cell is referred to as female ova which is a reproductive cell and product of reduction division, hence it is haploid(23 x).

So, the correct option is B. ( Egg cell has half as many chromosomes as a skin cell)