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Hello people ~ In maize, a meiocyte has 20 chromosomes. What will be the number of chromosomes in its somatic cell? (a) 40 (b) 30 (c) 20 (d) 10
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In maize, a meiocyte has 20 chromosomes. What will be the number of chromosomes in its somatic cell?
(a) 40
(b) 30
(c) 20
(d) 10
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20
Step-by-step explanation:
Meiocytes are diploids
They have 2n number of chromosomes.
Somatic cell also has 2n no of chromosomes .
so it remains same 20 chromosomes
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