REPRODUCTION
REPRODUCTION IN ORGANISMS
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Question
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If a diploid tomato cell has 24 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will the tomato’s sex cells have?
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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: -Answer and Explanation: If a tomato cell has a diploid number of 24, this means that the cell contains 24 chromosomes in its nucleus. This means that the cell will have 12 chromosomes from the male and female parents.
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.
Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is A. 24. Cell division in the somatic cells occurs through mitosis.
Detailed explanation-4: -There are 23 pairs of chromosomes in somatic cells; one member of each pair is paternal (from the father) and one maternal (from the mother).
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