CELL DIVISION
CELL DIVISION AND CANCEROUS CELLS
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Question
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If an animal has 10 chromosomes in its skin cells, how many chromosomes will be found in its gametes?
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20
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10
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5
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15
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The skin cells of an animal contain 8 chromosomes.
Detailed explanation-2: -In humans, each cell normally contains 23 pairs of chromosomes, for a total of 46.
Detailed explanation-3: -A cell with 10 chromosomes undergoes mitosis. The number of chromosomes that each of the new cells will have is c. 10 chromosomes each. Mitotic division results in two daughter cells with an identical chromosomal number and genetic content to the parental cell.
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