8.  Humans have 46 chromosomes in their somatic cells.  The number of chromosomes in an          egg cell is _____.
      a. 23        b. 46         c. 92         d. 138

Egg  (and sperm) cells are haploid. They are formed by meiosis and have only one chromosome of each type.

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