Question

Why is it important that sex cells have half the number of chromosomes as body cells?

Answer 1

When the sperm and the egg comes together they equal to 46 chromosomes. If the sperm and the egg had less or more than 23 chromosomes the baby would be abnormal/deformed

Answer 2

It important that reproductive cells have half the number of chromosomes as body cells because gametes comes together they equal to 46 chromosomes.

How many chromosomes in reprodutive cells?

Somatic cells (non-reproductive cells): 46 pairs of homologous chromosomes. These chromosomes present in pairs are similar and, thus, these cells can be called diploid and represented by 2n; Reproductive cells, germ cells or gametes 23 chromosomes.

Autosomal chromosomes, found in pairs, are represented as XX. reproductive chromosomes, also found in pairs, can be XX to determine female biological  or XY to determine male biological.

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