Biology

Random fertilization refers to the unpredictable combination of one sperm and one egg during reproduction.

Each gamete carries a unique genetic composition due to independent assortment and crossing over during meiosis.

Since the pairing of these gametes is random, the resulting zygote contains a completely unique set of genetic information.

For humans, the number of possible genetic combinations in offspring is astronomical when considering the

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