A "diploid" (2n) eukaryotic organism has a total of 40 chromosomes. Assuming it was created through sexual reproduction, how many chromosomes did it get from the gametes of each parent?
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Since the total number of chromosomes is 40, we can divide this number by 2 to find out how many chromosomes it got from each parent. Show more…
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