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In meiosis, if only one-half of the chromosomes are in the egg cell or sperm cell, what are they known as?

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Gametes, they’re half of the number of chromosomes of normal cells because they have to combine to form the normal amount
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gametes

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Gametes contain half the chromosomes contained in normal diploid cells of the body, which are also known as somatic cells. Haploid gametes are produced during meiosis, which is a type of cell division that reduces the number of chromosomes in a parent diploid cell by hal

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