Question

Mention whether the following statement is (T) Or (F). Give reason in support of your answer. 

The unfertilized human egg has half the number of chromosomes of the body cells. 

Options

• True

• False

Answer 1

True 

All types of human cells, have 46 chromosomes. The only type of cell which does not have 46 chromosomes are the sex cells, which have only half of the number, so they have 23 chromosomes. The egg cell is a sex cell (found in female). So it must have 23 chromosomes.