When comparing a human sperm cell to a skin cell from the same individual, what differences would be expected?

a. The sperm cell would contain only one allele for a given gene; the skin cell would contain two alleles.
b. Both sperm and skin cells may carry different alleles for an individual gene.
c. The sperm cell would contain four alleles for a given gene; the skin cell would contain two alleles.
d. Both sperm and skin cells would contain 46 chromosomes found as homologous pairs.

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b. Both sperm and skin cells may carry different alleles for an individual gene.