Question

A redwood tree, Sequoia sempervirens is hexaploid with a total of 66 chromosomes. Considering this, how many chromosomes did the tree inherit from each of it's parents? How many chromosomes can be expected to be in each of its gametes? How many chromosomes are likely to be in each somatic cell of the tree's offspring?

Answer 1

Answer:inherited 33 chromosomes from each parent; gametes have 33; somatic cells of offspring 66.

Explanation: S. sempervirens is sn autohexaploid, as were its parents. It inherited 33 chromosomes from each parent, and that is the chromosome number in its gametes, which means its offspring’s somatic cells will have 66 chromosomes