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Question by Cymone:

How are sex cells different from regular body cells in terms of the number of chromosomes they have?

And why is it important?
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Best answer:

Answer by ecolink
Sex cells are the gametes: eggs and sperms.

These cells must have half the usual number of chromosomes.
When the cells join together during fertilization, the resulting zygote has the whole number of chromosomes again.

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