Question

There are 40 chromosomes in somatic cells of the house mouse. a) how many chromosomes does a mouse receive from its father? b) how many autosomes are present in a mouse gamete? c) how many sex chromosomes are in a mouse ovum? d) how many autosomes are in somatic cells of a female?


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Answer 1

Answer:

a)All somatic (body) cells (gametes [sperm and egg] are not called somatic cells) have 46 chromosomes (40 in the mouse), half of which came from the father and half from the mother.

b)40

c)20 chromosomes

d)22 pair

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