Sperm and oocytes are
A) triploid.
B) aneuploid.
C) haploid.
D) diploid.
E) polyploid.

Name: Sperm and oocytes are A) triploid. B) aneuploid. C) haploid. D) diploid. E) polyploid.
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Sperm and oocytes are haploid, meaning they contain half the number of chromosomes as a diploid cell. This is important for sexual reproduction because when a sperm and oocyte fuse during fertilization, they create a diploid zygote with a complete set of chromosomes.

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