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A diploid species has 2n=52 chromosomes if you found a monosomy in a member of this species how many chromosomes would it have?

A diploid species has 2n=52 chromosomes if you found a monosomy in a member of this species how many chromosomes would it have?
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a diploid species has 2n=52 chromosomes if you found a monosomy in a member of this species how many chromosomes would it have?

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If 2n = 52, then in case of monosomy the equation becomes 2n - 1, which is equal to 51. Monosomy is the existence of only 1 chromosome in a particular cell instead of the normal diploma pair.
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