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  • 24-04-2020
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A normal cell from the lung of an organism contains 52 chromosomes. What is the haploid
chromosome number for this species?

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lianzhirou
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  • 24-04-2020

Answer:

26

Explanation:

Lung cells are somatic cells, meaning that they are diploids (2n).

The number of chromosomes in a haploid (n) cell is half as much as the diploid cell.

In this case, 2n = 52

so: n = 1/2 × 2n = 1/2 × 52 = 26

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