EMBRYOLOGY
FERTILISATION EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF EMBRYO AND IMPLANTATION
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Question
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A male shark has 40 chromosomes in each of its sex cells. How many would be present in its body cells?
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20
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40
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80
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160
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -four haploid gametes. A male shark has 40 chromosomes in each of its sex cells. How many would be present in its body cells? 80.
Detailed explanation-2: -20. If a diploid cell contains 40 chromosomes, then the haploid cell contains 20 number of chromosomes. The haploid cells contain half the number of chromosomes as the diploid cells. Thus, if a diploid cell contains 40 chromosomes, then the haploid cell will contain 20 chromosomes.
Detailed explanation-3: -10 chromosomes Was this answer helpful?
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