Asked by Justin Johnson on Jun 07, 2024

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After meiosis, a sperm cell:

A) contains 23 chromosomes.
B) contains two X chromosomes.
C) is significantly larger than an egg cell.
D) contains both an X and a Y chromosome.

Meiosis

A type of cell division that results in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell, critical for sexual reproduction.

Sperm Cell

The male reproductive cell, capable of fertilizing an egg to produce offspring.

Chromosomes

Filamentous entities present within the nucleus of both plant and animal cells, composed of protein and a singular DNA molecule, responsible for transmitting genetic data.

  • Understand the process and significance of cell division, specifically meiosis and mitosis, in genetic transmission and variation.
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bisma sohailJun 08, 2024
Final Answer :
A
Explanation :
After meiosis, a sperm cell contains 23 chromosomes, which is half the number of chromosomes found in a normal body cell. This is because meiosis is a type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, producing four haploid cells from one diploid cell, ensuring that when a sperm cell and an egg cell combine, the resulting zygote has the correct number of chromosomes.