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If a cell starts with 48 chromosomes, then each new cell, or gamete, produced at the end of the process will contain ________ chromosomes. A) 12 B) 24 C) 48 D) 96

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b. 24

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No the answer is B)24 because The process depicted in the diagram is meiosis or cell division. The chromosome number is reduced by 50% in sex cells or gametes produced from the original mother cell. Diploid cell to haploid cell: haploid = half.

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