Campbell Biology: Concepts & Connections (9th Edition)

by Taylor, Martha R.; Simon, Eric J.; Dickey, Jean L.; Hogan, Kelly A.; Reece, Jane B.

Published by Pearson

ISBN 10: 0-13429-601-X

ISBN 13: 978-0-13429-601-2

Chapter 27 - Review - Page 565: 12

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A zygote is the product of the fusion of an egg cell and a sperm cell, so its chromosome complement would be $2n$; in the case of a human zygote, the number of chromosomes would be 46. A mature egg's chromosome complement is $n$; in a human egg cell, this number would only be 23.

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