Question

If an egg cell contains 50 chromosomes, how many chromosomes are in a sperm cell from the same species?

Answer 1

Then both the sperm and the egg (ova) would have `50` chromosomes.

Explanation:

Eggs and sperm are reproductive cells called gametes.

Gametes host the monoploid or haploid number of chromosomes of the species cell. this is represented by the variable `n`

Body Cells (skin, hair, muscle...) host the diplooid number of chromosomes which is represented by `2n`

Since Sperm and Egg (ova) both carry the `n` number of chromosomes, and for this example `n=50`

Then both the sperm and the egg (ova) would have `50` chromosomes.

All other body cells would have `2(50)` or 100 chromosomes.