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Somatic cells must make more cells in order to grow. If its somatic cells contain 18 chromosomes (as chromatin), how many chromosomes will it have at the end of the "S" phase?

a. 9
b. 18
c. 36
d. 72
e. 144

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Answer:

C. 36

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Answer:

The answer is 72.

Step-by-step explanation:

Somatic cells must make more cells in order to grow. So if somatic cells contain 18 chromosomes it will have 72 chromosomes at the end of the "S" phase

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