When gametes combine to form a zygote, the chromosomes number of the zygote is now referred to as

a. diploid.

b. haploid.

c. monoploid.

d. polyploid.

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Javion Strong

Biology

16 March, 01:29

When gametes combine to form a zygote, the chromosomes number of the zygote is now referred to as

a. diploid.

b. haploid.

c. monoploid.

d. polyploid.

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Aedan Orozco · Answer 1

a. diploid

Fertilization is the combined sperm and egg cell to form a zygote.

Sexual reproduction provides genetic variation because the sperm and egg that are produced contain different combinations of genes than the parent organism. Sexual reproduction involves meiosis which is the process of a cell doubling its DNA, shuffling its genes and then dividing the shuffled DNA among four cells.

When gametes combine to form a zygote, the chromosomes number of the zygote is now referred to asa. diploid.b. haploid.c. monoploid.d. polyploid.

When gametes combine to form a zygote, the chromosomes number of the zygote is now referred to as

a. diploid.

b. haploid.

c. monoploid.

d. polyploid.