A human gamete contains 23 unpaired chromosomes. For example, in a spermatozoa, there are 22 unpaired autosomes and one sex chromosome, either an X chromosome for a female or a Y chromosome for a male. read more
A gamete contains half of the genetic information needed to produce a new individual, so this means that each gamete has 23 chromosomes. A normal human cell contains 46 chromosomes, which are two sets of the 23 base chromosomes found in each gamete. read more
Gametes are sex cells that have ____ the number of _____. Human gametes contain __ chromosomes. read more