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The liver cell of an alligator have 32 chromosomes. How many chromosomes are in an alligator sperm cell?

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Final answer:

The alligator sperm cell will have 16 chromosomes.

Step-by-step explanation:

The alligator sperm cell will have 16 chromosomes.



Gametes, which are the sperm and egg cells, have half the number of chromosomes as other cells in the body. In the case of alligator cells, which have 32 chromosomes, the sperm and egg cells will have half of that, which is 16 chromosomes. This is because when the sperm and egg cells combine, they form a cell called a zygote, which has the full number of chromosomes.

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