Sperms and eggs assemble in 23 chromosomes from different bits of the original body’s chromosome pairs. It may grab one proportion of chromosome A of the body’s sperm parent, and the remaining proportion of chromosome B of the body’s egg parent. This makes it so that basically all sperms are unique and all eggs are unique. The process of swapping bits of chromosome is called ‘crossing over’

Sperms and eggs assemble in 23 chromosomes from different bits of the original body’s chromosome pairs. It may grab one proportion of chromosome A of the body’s sperm parent, and the remaining proportion of chromosome B of the body’s egg parent. This makes it so that basically all sperms are unique and all eggs are unique. The process of swapping bits of chromosome is called ‘crossing over’

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Book
The Selfish Gene
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Author
Richard Dawkins
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34

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Importance
High
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EvolutionBiologyGeneticsParenthoodScienceMicrobiologyMoleculesNatural selectionBodiesFun factHumansCellsChromosomesSexDefinition