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In a normal body cell of a dogfish shark, there are 24 chromosomes. how many chromosomes are found in each of its gametes

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The answer is 12 because meiosis reduces the amount of chromosomes produced, thus producing a haploid number of n. Dogfish shark have a chromosome number of 2n. Therefore, n = 12. In meiosis, the chromosome number is reduced in half, so that it may fertilize with another haploid gamete to form a zygote
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The answer is: "12 (twelve)" .
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Note: 24 / 2 = 12 .
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