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What will be the gametic chromosome number of a cell if somatic cell have 40 chromosomes?10203040

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What will be the gametic chromosome number of a cell if somatic cell have 40 chromosomes?10203040

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The gametic chromosome number of a cell is typically half the number of chromosomes in a somatic cell due to the process of meiosis. This is because gametes (sperm and egg cells) are haploid, meaning they contain one complete set of chromosomes, while somatic cells are diploid, meaning they contain two complete sets of chromosomes.

So, if a somatic cell has 40 chromosomes, the gametic chromosome number would be 40/2 = 20.

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