the purpose of meiosis is to make gametes, also known as sperm and egg cells. in humans, your body cells have 46 chromosomes. how many chromosomes are in a sperm or egg cell if, when they come together to form a fertilized zygote, there are 46 chromosomes? write the correct number of chromosomes next to the sperm and egg
Fertilization. Egg and sperm cells have just 23 chromosomes each. That's half as many chromosomes as regular cells. Through the process of fertilization, egg and sperm join to make a cell with 46 chromosomes (23 pairs), called a zygote.
