OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
DIVERSITY AMONG LIFE FORMS
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Question
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If a sexually reproducing organism has 24 chromosomes in its body cells, how many chromosomes did it inherit from each parent?
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12
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6
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24
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48
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is A. 24. Cell division in the somatic cells occurs through mitosis. Mitosis is a process in which a parent cell divides to two daughter cells that are genetically identical to the parent cell.
Detailed explanation-2: -Somatic cells are haploid and sex cells(gametes) are diploid. If the number of chromosomes in the somatic cells of an organism is 24, then the number of chromosomes in its gametes will be 12.
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