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Conception-Day 1
article image On day 1 the sperm joins with the ovum (egg) to form one cell that is smaller than a grain of salt. The new life has inherited 23 chromosomes from each parent, 46 in all.

This one cell contains the complex genetic blueprint for every detail of human development, including the child's sex, hair and eye color, height, and skin tone.

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