<span>Energy in organisms is called homeostasis.</span>
Answer: Each pair of chromosomes consists of two chromosomes that are similar in size and shape. They contain the same genes at the same loci, though they may have different alleles. These pairs of chromosomes are known as homologous chromosomes or homologs.
Explanation:
Answer:
1. 8 copies of each gene in somatic cells
2. 4 copies of each gene in gametes
Explanation:
According to the question, strawberry is an octoploid organism (8n). This means that it contains 8 sets of chromosomes in its genome. If it contains 8 copies of each chromosome, then it also contains 8 copies of each gene in its body or somatic cell (4 copies from each parent).
However, it will produce gametes or reproductive cells via meiosis. Meiosis is a kind of cell division that reduces the chromosomal number by half. Hence, an octoploid strawberry (8n) with 8 copies of genes will undergo meiosis to produce gametes that have 4 copies of each chromosome and hence, four copies of each gene i.e. 4n (tetraploid).
