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.

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