What is the difference between gametes and all other body cells?
A)Gametes contain only 23 chromosomes;other body cells contain 46.
B)Normal body cells have 46 pairs of chromosomes,and sex cells have 23 pairs of autosomes.
C)Sex cells are called gametes,and normal body cells are called autosomes.
D)Gametes contain 46 chromosomes;other body cells contain 23 pairs.

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Gametes contain only 23 chromosomes (haploid) while all other body cells contain 46 chromosomes (diploid). This is because during meiosis, the cells that produce gametes undergo two rounds of cell division, resulting in cells with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

What Is the Difference Between Gametes and All Other Body