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What is one major difference between a human skin cell and a human egg cell?

A
Egg cell has twice as many Chromosomes as the skin cell.
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Egg cell has half as many chromosomes as skin cell.
C
Skin cell has no genetic information in its chromosomes.
D
Only the egg cell has a nucleus.

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Answer

Correct option: B.

Egg cell has half as many chromosomes as skin cell.

Skin cells are autosomal $(46 x)$ and hence are diploid whereas the egg cell is referred to as female ova which is a reproductive cell and product of reduction division, hence it is haploid $(23 x).$

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