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Compared to a normal body cell, a normal egg
cell contains
(1) the same number of chromosomes
(2) half the number of chromosomes
(3) twice the number of chromosomes
(4) four times the number of chromosomes


Sagot :

W0lf93
.Answer is 2. Half the number of chromosomes.

Both egg and sperm shared their chromosomes that’s because the normal egg of the mother consist of 23 chromosomes, and a normal sperm of the father  share another 23 chromosomes that makes 46 normal chromosomes. 

Answer:

(2) half the number of chromosomes

Explanation: