VISUAL SKILLS In this diagram, does the sperm cell that fertilizes the egg cell differ geneticallyfrom the egg? Explain.

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VISUAL SKILLS In this diagram, does the sperm cell that fertilizes the egg cell differ genetically
from the egg? Explain.

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Sperm and egg cell

The sperm cell is the male gamete cell, produced by father. At the same time, the egg cell is the female gamete made by mother. Gametogenesis is the process, by which gametes produced. Both the gametes are haploid (n) when a haploid sperm cell fertilized a haploid egg cell, diploid (2n) zygote form.

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