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A dogfish shark contains 24 chromosomes in each of its muscle cells. How many chromosomes are normally found in each of its gametes
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A dogfish shark contains 24 chromosomes in each of its muscle cells. How many chromosomes are normally found in each of its gametes

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The answer is 12. This process is called meiosis, which is a process of reduction division. Meiosis reduces the number of chromosomes in a normal cell. So 24 divided by 2 equals 12. 
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