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Chapter 16, Problem 8SQ
Fertilization _____.
- a. unites the nuclei of a sperm and egg cell
- b. forms a zygote that has chromosomes of both parents
- c. usually occurs in an oviduct
- d. all of the above
- e. a and b but not c
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- The placenta is formed from ________.a. the embryo’s mesenchymal cellsb. the mother’s endometrium onlyc. the mother’s endometrium and the embryo’schorionic membraned. the mother’s endometrium and the embryo’sumbilical cordarrow_forwardWhich of the following will result in identical twins?a. fertilization of two eggs by two different spermb. division of a zygote into two masses before differentiation has begunc. fertilization of two eggs by the same spermd. fertilization of one egg by two different spermarrow_forwardAn egg cell originally comes from an unspecialized diploid cell called a(an)… Group of answer choices A. secondary oocyte B. follicle C. primary oocyte D. oviduct E. oogoniumarrow_forward
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