Why are human gametes haploid instead of diploid?

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Fertilization:
Human gametes are haploid(n) as they are formed by meiosis during the process of gametogenesis.
Haploid gametes lead to the fusion of male and female gametes, by which a diploid zygote is formed and the number of chromosomes remains the same in the progeny.

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(d) Male and female gametes are __________. (diploid/haploid)

(e) Zygote is __________. (diploid/haploid)

(f) The process of release of the ovum from a mature follicle is called__________.

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(i) Fertilization takes place in the __________.

(j) The zygote divides to form __________, which is implanted in uterus.

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Is it true or not that gametes are haploid and other cells are diploid?

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