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If the somatic cells of a dog contain 78 chromosomes, then after mitosis the new somatic cells would contain_____ chromosomes.

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There are
39
chromosomes in their haploid cells.
Step-by-step explanation:
During meiosis I, the
78
chromosomes in a diploid cell line up at the equator of the cell. Note that the chromosomes have already replicated.
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