How many chromosomes does an egg or a sperm have?
A) 46
B) 24
C) 23
D) 48

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An egg or a sperm has 23 chromosomes. This is because during meiosis, the number of chromosomes is reduced by half to produce haploid cells (which have one set of chromosomes) instead of diploid cells (which have two sets of chromosomes). When the sperm fertilizes the egg, the resulting zygote will have a full set of 46 chromosomes, with 23 coming from the mother and 23 coming from the father.

How Many Chromosomes Does an Egg or a Sperm Have