A student reads information about the passing of genes from one generation to the next.
1. In humans, an egg combines with a sperm to create a new individual.
The
offspring created has exactly the same number of chromosomes
as the parent, which is 46 chromosomes or 23 pairs.
2.
What can the student conclude about the number of chromosomes in sex cells (egg and sperm)?
O Sex cells have one-fourth the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.
Sex cells have one-half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.
O Sex cells have the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.
O Sex cells have double the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

Sex cells have half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell, which combine during fertilization to form a zygote with the full set of chromosomes.

Explanation:

Sex cells have one-half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell. Sperm and egg cells are haploid, meaning they contain only one set of chromosomes (23 chromosomes in humans) as opposed to the diploid cells found in the parent (46 chromosomes). During fertilization, when the egg and sperm combine, the resulting zygote will have the full set of 46 chromosomes, with 23 inherited from each parent.

Learn more about Chromosomes here:

https://brainly.com/question/44397710