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If a diploid organism has 24 chromosomes in its somatic cells, how many chromosomes will it have at the end of meiosis II?

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12 chromosomes

Step-by-step explanation:

If a cell has 24 chromosomes before cell division then daughter cell resulting from mitotic division will have 24 chromosomes while daughter cell resulting from the meiotic division will contain 12 chromosomes each.

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