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FeatureAn organism has a diploid number of 32.Question 1a. How many chromosomes are present in a sex cell of this organism?

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An organism has a diploid number of 32.

Question 1a. How many chromosomes are present in a sex cell of this organism?

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A sex cell, also known as a gamete, contains half the number of chromosomes as a normal cell. This is because sex cells are produced through a process called meiosis, which reduces the chromosome number by half.

So, if an organism has a diploid number of 32, this means it has 32 chromosomes in its normal cells. Therefore, its sex cells (sperm or egg cells) would contain half this number.

Step 1: Identify the diploid number. In this case, the diploid number is 32. Step 2: Divide the diploid number by 2 to find the number of chromosomes in a sex cell.

32 (diploid number) ÷ 2 = 16

So, a sex cell of this organism would have 16 chromosomes.

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