Question

A normal cell from the lung of an organism contains 52 chromosomes. What is the haploid

chromosome number for this species?

Answer 1

26

Step-by-step explanation:

Lung cells are somatic cells, meaning that they are diploids (2n).

The number of chromosomes in a haploid (n) cell is half as much as the diploid cell.

In this case, 2n = 52

so: n = 1/2 × 2n = 1/2 × 52 = 26