147k views
4 votes
If an organism's diploid number is 12, its haploid number is ___

2 Answers

5 votes
The haploid number is half of the genome chromosomes of the organism, in thus case it would be 6.
User Apurva Pathak
by
8.4k points
7 votes

The prefix di- (as seen in the word diploid) means that it is 2 (aka double) of haploid. All you have to do is divide 12 by 2

12/2 = 6

If an organism's diploid number is 12, its haploid number is 6

Hope this helped!

~Just a girl in love with Shawn Mendes

User Matharden
by
8.1k points

No related questions found

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.