NEET BIOLOGY

CELL STRUCTURES AND FUNCTION

CELL DIVISION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A dog has a diploid number of 72 chromosomes. How many chromosomes would you find in a dog muscle cell?
A
144
B
72
C
36
D
2
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -There are 36 chromosomes in a dog’s cells. So, each daughter cell will have 3 chromosomes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Complete answer: Dogs have 78 Chromosomes in their diploid cells. In simply diploid cells (2n) means two sets of chromosomes are there in the cell. Haploid (n) cells mean only one cell is present.

Detailed explanation-3: -The number of chromosomes does not correlate with the apparent complexity of an animal or a plant: in humans, for example, the diploid number is 2n = 46 (that is, 23 pairs), compared with 2n = 78, or 39 pairs, in the dog and 2n = 36 (18) in the common earthworm. There is an equally great range of numbers among plants.

Detailed explanation-4: -1. Dogs have 78 chromosomes in their diploid cells. How many chromosomes are in their haploid cells? 2n = 78 so n = 78/2 = 39 Dogs have 39 chromosomes in their haploid cells.

Detailed explanation-5: -The muscle cells of a dog have 78 chromosomes. There are 78 chromosomes in a bone cell, 39 in a sperm cell, 39 in a haploid cell, 78 in a somatic cell, and 78 in a zygote.

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