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7 August, 09:57

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

chromosome number for this species?

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  1. 7 August, 10:03
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    26

    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
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