Question

question # 5
fill in the blank
complete the following sentence.
in the first twenty-four hours after fertilization, the zygote has
chromosomes.
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Explanation:

A zygote is formed by the fusion of a sperm (which has 23 chromosomes) and an egg (which has 23 chromosomes). So, after fertilization, the zygote has a total of 46 chromosomes (23 from each parent), and this is true within the first twenty - four hours after fertilization as well.

Answer:

46