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Gametes are formed through the process of meiosis. In humans each gamete is haploid, it contains a single copy of each chromosome. During fertilisation an egg and sperm combine to form a diploid cell that goes on to divide and differentiate to become a complete individual.
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Cell | Cell division | Cellular differentiation | Chromosome | Egg (gamete) | Fertilisation | Haploid | Meiosis | Sperm
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