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If the body cells have 12 chromosomes how many will the sex cell have?
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∙ 12y ago
A house fly has 12 chromosome in their body cells and half that number (6) in their sex cells.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 12y agoThey would have 6 chromosomes.
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How many chromosomes are in a lung cell?
A human lung cell has 46 chromosomes, as do all human body cells.
How many chromosome are found in sex cell?
The number of chromosomes found in a sex gell depends on the organism discussed. The number of chromosomes in a sex cell is half the number found in the body cells. Human body cells have 46 chromosomes, their sex cells have 23.
How many chromosomes does a white blood cell have?
It has 46 chromosomes because it is a body cell. All body cells have 46 chromosomes except our sex cells, which have 23. Body cells are refered to as 2n, or diploid, while sex cells are just n, or haploid. When sex cells combine they form another regular body cell, because the chromosomes come together.
How do body cells and sex cells differ?
Human cells have 46 chromosomes (call that 2n, or 2 times n). Now then, if an egg cell + sperm cell = fertilized egg (which becomes a human), how many chromosomes do each have? An egg cell must have 23 chromosomes, and a sperm cell must have 23 chromosomes, because 23 + 23 = 46. When the egg (23) and sperm (23) combine to form a fertilized egg, this egg will now have 46 chromosomes. So human sex cells have n, or 23 chromosomes. If you mean to distinguish somatic chromosomes from sex chromosomes, then you have 22 pairs of somatic chromosomes plus one pair of sex chromosomes, for a total of 46 chromosomes.
Has how many chromosomes withn the egg cells?
All human gametes (sex cells), which means egg cells and sperm cells, have 23 chromosomes. When the sperm fertilises the egg, the 23 chromosomes from the egg cell and the 23 chromosomes from the sperm cell join to make cells with 46 chromosomes. In summary, all cells in the human body have 46 chromosomes, except sperm cells and egg cells, which have 23.
How many chromosomes does a body cell have?
Human body cells have 46 chromosomes.
How many chromosomes are in a lily of each body cell?
They have 24 chromosomes in each body cells.
What did Sutton observe about the relative numbers of chromosomes in the body cells and sex cells of grasshoppers?
body cells of a grasshopper has 24 chromosomes and 12 chromosomes in the sex cells so as many body cell chromosomes you have you will have half that number of chromosomes in your sex cells.
How many chromosomes are in a lung cell?
A human lung cell has 46 chromosomes, as do all human body cells.
How many chromosomes are in a cell in the arm of the body?
it has the same amount as any other cells in your body (with the exception of sex cells which have 23.) a cell in the arm of the body will have 46 chromosomes (23 pairs)
How many chromosome are in a skin?
There are 46 chromosomes in a skin cell, as there are in all body cells. Sex cells have 23 chromosomes.
How many chromosomes in a horse sperm cell?
how many chromosomes are found in the body of a horse
Why is it important to have half as many chromosomes as normal body cells?
The gametes must have half as many chromosomes as normal body cells because they unite to form a zygote, which is the first body cell of the new organism. For example, human body cells have 46 chromosomes and human gametes (sperm and egg cells) have 23 chromosomes. When the sperm fertilizes the egg, the zygote will have 46 chromosomes, and is the first body cell of the new human.
How many chromosome are found in sex cell?
The number of chromosomes found in a sex gell depends on the organism discussed. The number of chromosomes in a sex cell is half the number found in the body cells. Human body cells have 46 chromosomes, their sex cells have 23.
How many pairs of chromosomes do each human skin cell have?
Each human cell has 23 pairs of chromosomes or 46 chromosomes.
How many chromosomes exist in your body?
A normal human cell contains 23 pairs of chromosomes, for a total of 46. If you had an average of 40 trillion cells in your body that had 412 chromosomes you would have 4456 trillion chromosomes in your body. Note that some mature cells in your body do not have any chromosomes, some have 26 chromosomes and some cells have 99 chromosomes.
How many produced chromosomes does a human body cell have?
Humans have 46 chromosomes. This means they will produce sex-cells (sperm and ovum/egg) which have 23 chromosomes.
