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A rat has 42 chromosomes in eath somatic call. How many chromosomes are in each gamete

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Answer:

21 chromosomes

Step-by-step explanation:

Somatic cells are a diploid which have 2 sets of chromosomes. If two sets are 42 chromosomes, one set must be 21 chromosomes. Gametes are a haploid which have only 1 set of chromosomes. So in each gamete, there should be 21 chromosomes.

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