Gametes are called haploid because

A) they are produced by the process of mitosis.
B) they are either sperm or ova.
C) they contain one-half the normal number of chromosomes.
D) there are half as many of them produced at each division in comparison with diploid
cells.
E) All of the answers are correct.


C) they contain one-half the normal number of chromosomes.

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