NEET BIOLOGY

CELL STRUCTURES AND FUNCTION

CELL CYCLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
If a liver cell has 10 chromosomes, how many does a sperm cell have from the same species?
A
20
B
10
C
5
D
40
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Egg and sperm cells have just 23 chromosomes each.

Detailed explanation-2: -Introduction. Chromatin is packed in a specific way into the 23 chromosomes inside human spermatozoa.

Detailed explanation-3: -Normally, each cell in the human body has 23 pairs of chromosomes (46 total chromosomes).

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: In an organism in which the diploid number is 10, 32 different types of gametes can be produced by independent assortment alone. A diploid number of 10 indicates that a diploid cell in this organism has 10 chromosomes, two copies each of 5 distinct chromosomes.

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