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19 January, 13:51

If a plant has 20

chromosomes,

how many

chromosomes

would you expect

to find in a pollen

cell from that

plant? Be sure to

explain your

thinking

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  1. 19 January, 13:56
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    10 chromosomes

    Explanation:

    If the plant has 20 chromosomes, its sperm (the pollen) will have 10.

    Why?

    Because when this sperm (pollen) fertilizes a plant egg (?) they must end up with a total of 20 chromosomes for the plant baby.
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