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ivann1987 [24]
3 years ago
5

A fruit fly has diploid cells with 8 chromosomes. Explain how many chromosomes are in its haploid gametes

Biology
1 answer:
Y_Kistochka [10]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

4

Explanation:

Diploid means 2n

Haploid means n

Here we have 2n=8 (because fruit fly has diploid cells with 8 chromosomes) to get to n which is haploid divide by 2, you get n=4

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