Northern elephant seals were hunted to the point that their population size was reduced to few as 20 in the late 1800s since then, their populations have rebounded to over 30,000. however, the genetic diversity is significantly reduced in the rebounded population of elephant sealsexplains this lack of genetic diversity in a population of 30,000

Fan egg cell containing the (n+1) number of chromosomes combines with a sperm cell containing the (n) number of chromosomes, what is the result of this union? a) all future somatic cells of the organism will contain the (2n + 1) number of chromosomes. b) all future somatic cells of the organism will contain the (2n - 1) number of chromosomes. c) only certain somatic cells of the organism will contain the (2n + 1) number of chromosomes. d) all future somatic cells of the organism will contain the normal diploid number of chromosomes.