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If meiosis did not reduce the chromosome number during gamete formation, then after fertilization the chromosome number would:
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A remain the same
B double in every generation
C become half
D become zero
Explanation

Without meiotic halving, the fusion of two gametes would double the chromosome number each generation.

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