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Gametes have a haploid (n) number of chromosomes.
Solution
The gametes take part in fertilization and after fertilization from the zygote in which the number of chromosomes is doubled. Hence, to maintain a constant number of chromosomes in a species, the gametes have a haploid number of chromosomes.
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