What would be the ratio of chromosome number between an egg and its zygote?

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What would be the ratio of chromosome number between an egg and its zygote?

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(a) What would be the ratio of chromosome number between an egg and its zygote?
(b) Distinguish between a gamete and a zygote.

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    (a) The ratio of chromosome numbers between an egg and its zygote is 1 : 2. The number of chromosomes in a zygote is two times the number of chromosomes in an egg.

    (b)
    Gamete 
    A gamete is a sex cell and is of two types: male and female. 
    It has 24 chromosomes. It has 48

    Zygote

    A zygote is formed by the fusion of a male and a female gamete.

    It has 48 chromosomes.

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