Question

A fox's diploid number of chromosomes is 36. How would the number of chromosomes in the fox's body cells compare to the number of chromosomes in its gametes? (2 points) Its body cells and gametes would both have 18 chromosomes.

Its body cells and gametes would both have 36 chromosomes.
Its body cells would have 18 chromosomes, and its gametes would have 36 chromosomes.
Its body cells would have 36 chromosomes, and its gametes would have 18 chromosomes.

Answer 1

The correct answer is D. Its body cells would have 36 chromosomes, and its gametes would have 18 chromosomes.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is because you always divide the diploid number of chromosomes in half to get the gametes amount of chromosomes.

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Answer 2

its body cells would have 36 chromosomes and its gametes would have 18 chromosomes

Explanation: gametes have half diploid number of body cells' chromosomes so that the original number of chromosomes is restored when fertilization of male and female sex cells take place hence forming a normal zygote.