In sexually reproducing species, egg cells and sperm cells are both haploid, meaning they contain half the number of chromosomes found in somatic (body) cells. Therefore, if an egg cell contains 50 chromosomes, a sperm cell from the same species would also contain 50 chromosomes. Together, when they fuse during fertilization, they would restore the diploid number of chromosomes in the resulting zygote.
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