Explain how a zygote is formed through the fertilisation of an egg cell by a sperm cell.
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When egg and sperm cells combine in fertilisation, they merge the two sets of chromosomes, ending up with 46 chromosomes in total. The maternal chromosomes from the egg cell and the paternal chromosomes from the sperm cell pair up. The resultant cell is called a zygote.
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Fertilization: A Sperm and an Egg Form a Zygote
When a sperm cell penetrates and fertilizes an egg, that genetic information combines. The 23 chromosomes from the sperm pair with 23 chromosomes in the egg, forming a 46-chromosome cell called a zygote. The zygote starts to divide and multiply.
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