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Unlike somatic (body) cells, gametes have two time the number of chromosomes as body cells. Gametes (2n). Body cells (n). For example, human 46 chromosomes in gamete cells but half of that (23) in body cells.

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If a diploid organism has a genome consisting of twenty two chromosomes its gametes will have how many chromosomes?

Gametes have half the number of chromosomes - therefore if the diploid number is 22, the gametes would have 11 chromosomes.


Which organism has 20 chromosomes in one of its gametes?

Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes, with 22 pairs of autosomes and one pair of sex chromosomes. During gamete formation, the chromosome number is halved, resulting in gametes with 23 chromosomes. Therefore, the organism that has 20 chromosomes in one of its gametes would not be human.


Suppose that for an organism 2n 8 how many chromosomes do the organism's gametes contain?

4. Two gametes get together to make something new. Just double up!


To maintain the number of chromosomes of an organism what do gametes do?

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Where do you usually find haploid numbers of chromosomes?

Haploid numbers of chromosomes are typically found in the gametes (sperm and egg cells) of an organism. These cells contain half the usual number of chromosomes, which is important for maintaining the correct chromosome number in the offspring after fertilization.


The number of possible genetically different gametes for an organism equals 2N where N is the number of pairs of chromosomes. If an organism has four pairs of chromosomes how many differ?

32


How do gametes return to the diploid number of chromosomes for sexually reproducing organisms?

They merge.


An organism that reproduces sexually has a diploid number of 30 How many chromosomes will a gamete of this organism have?

A gamete has half the diploid number of chromosomes, so in this case, the gamete would have 15 chromosomes.


The number of possible genetically different gametes for an organism equals 2N, where N is the number of pairs of chromosomes. If an organism has four pairs of chromosomes, how many different gametes can it produce?

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All cells within an organism will have the same number of chromosomes except the gamete?

This is not entirely accurate. All cells in an organism carry the same number of chromosomes, except for gametes (sperm and egg cells) which are haploid and carry half the number of chromosomes as normal body cells (diploid).


How many unique gametes can be produced via assortment for an organism with a diploid number of 6 chromosomes?

When a zygote is diploid it obtains two sets of chromosomes. Gametes contain one set of chromosomes. Therefore, 6 chromosomes would amount to 3 sets of gametes.


A particular organism has 40 chromosomes in one of its muscle cells How many chromosomes would be found in one of its gametes?

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