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If a body cell in an organism had 80 chromosomes, how many chromosomes would a sperm cell or egg cell have in the same organism?

A.40
B.80
C.160
D.20

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ANSWER 40

Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes i in each pair is from the dad and the other is from the mom.With this information we can know that the answer is 80 chromosomes 40 from each parent
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