What would be the ratio of chromosome number between an egg and its zygote? How is the sperm genetically different from the egg?

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asked Jun 1, 2017 in Biology by Kundan kumar (49,132 points) 34 381 1015
What would be the ratio of chromosome number between an egg
and its zygote? How is the sperm genetically different from the egg?

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answered Jun 1, 2017 by Vikash Kumar (144,729 points) 8 11 21
The ratio is 1 : 2. Sperms contain either X or Y chromosome
whereas an egg will always have an X chromosome.

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