AP BIOLOGY

CELL DIVISION

MEIOSIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A cat has a total of 38 chromosomes in its body cells. How many in its gametes (germ/sex cells)?
A
38
B
19
C
76
D
10
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -2n=38. So n=19. Therefore, 19 chromosomes are inherited from each parent. Gametes (haploid) have 19 chromosomes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The chromosome number during mitosis always remains the same. If the cat cell had 38 chromosomes, the resulting daughter cells will also have 38 chromosomes.

Detailed explanation-3: -The somatic cells of a cat contain 38 chromosomes. This is because they have 19 chromosome pairs. They have 18 autosomes and 1 set of sex chromosomes. Their gametes or sex cells, thus, contain 19 chromosomes each.

Detailed explanation-4: -In humans, gametes are haploid cells that contain 23 chromosomes, each of which a one of a chromosome pair that exists in diplod cells.

Detailed explanation-5: -Cells, germ: The eggs and sperm are the germ cells: the reproductive cells. Each mature germ cell is haploid in that it has a single set of 23 chromosomes containing half the usual amount of DNA and half the usual number of genes.

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