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Give reason-gametes have a haploid number of chromosomes.


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  1. A cell with a single set of chromosomes is referred to as haploid.
  2. Meiosis, in which the number of chromosomes is decreased to half and each daughter cell receives half the set of chromosomes, produces gametes.
  3. As a result, the number of chromosomes in gametes is haploid.

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