AP BIOLOGY

CELL DIVISION

MEIOSIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
If a cell has a HAPLOID number of 5, what is the DIPLOID number?
A
5
B
10
C
15
D
2.5
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The diploid chromosome number is 10. So, the haploid chromosome number will be= 10/2= 5. The number of possible chromosome pairs is given by= 2n, where n is the haploid chromosome number. So, the number of chromosome pairs for having a diploid chromosome number of 10 will be= 25.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: If an organism has a diploid number of 10 it has 10 chromosomes-5 homologous pairs. It will therefore 20 chromatids, all of which will be present in prophase.

Detailed explanation-3: -26. If an organism’s haploid number is 5, its diploid number is 10 . 27. While a haploid number of chromosomes may be even or odd, a diploid number is always even.

Detailed explanation-4: -The diploid number can be calculated by multiplying the haploid number by 2. The variable ‘N’ represents the number of chromosomes in the genome.

Detailed explanation-5: -A diploid cell contains 10 chromosomes (2n = 10).

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