The somatic cells of a fruit fly contain 8 chromosomes. How many chromosomes are in the sex cells of a fruit fly?

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Meave60
Jul 21, 2016

Fruit fly sex cells have four chromosomes.

Explanation:

Somatic cells are diploid, which means they have two sets of chromosomes, one set from the mother and one set from the father. The somatic cells of fruit flies contain eight chromosomes, which means they have two sets of four chromosomes.

Meiosis is the process by which sex cells are produced. Sex cells are haploid, which means they have one set of chromosomes. The sex cells of fruit flies contain one set of four chromosomes.

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