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If you were counting chromosomes in the gametes and the somatic cells of a giraffe, what should be the ratio of the number in the gametes to the number in the somatic cells? 

          If you were counting chromosomes in the gametes and the somatic cells of a giraffe, what should be the ratio of the number in the gametes to the number in the somatic cells?

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If you were counting chromosomes in the gametes and the somatic cells of a giraffe, what should be the ratio of the number in the gametes to the number in the somatic cells?
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00:01 In this question, we will talk about the human cells.
00:08 The human cells, they have two sets of chromosomes.
00:13 They have two sets of chromosomes.
00:18 Two sets of chromosomes.
00:20 And each set, each set of chromosomes, each set of chromosomes, it comes from either of the parent.
00:36 It comes from either of parents.
00:41 So, now, during the fertilization, during the fertilization, during the fertilization, half of the set of chromosomes, half of the set of chromosomes, they are brought by male gamete...
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