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Consider a cell that has three pairs of chromosomes. what fraction of the gametes produced from this cell will contain only maternal chromosomes?

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If a cell that has three pairs of chromosomes, the fraction of the gametes produced from this cell will contain only maternal chromosomes would be 1/8.

In this case, the cells have three pairs of chromosomes. Then, the calculation to find the fraction would be: (1/2)^3= 1/8
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