Biology, asked by lhamutenya942, 10 months ago

a cow contain 16 chromosomes How many homologous pairs of chromosomes does it have? How many chromosomes are present in its cells during metaphase?

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Answered by jay200335
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The answer is 8 because during metaphase chromosomes are lined up in pair connected with spindle fibers formed by centrioles which further breaks down during anaphase

Answered by smartbrainz
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A cow contains 16 chromosomes. It consists of 8 homologous pairs of chromosomes.

Explanation:

  • The number of chromosomes depend on the individual
  • for cow the number of chromosome is equal to 16 .
  • The number of pairs of chromosome is half total number of chromosome and hence equal to 8  
  • in addition to the it is  seen that the number of chromosome in an individual is counted best when they are present in the metaphase of the cell division
  • So number of chromosomes is present in metaphase is equal to 16

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