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Domestic cats transfer their genetic information to their offspring by meiosis. If a kitten has 38 chromosomes, how many chromosomes does the kitten inherit from its mother?

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User Hhbcarl
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You can half every time no matter what so 17
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User Andrew Theken
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Answer:

17

every organis contains half of its parents genetic makeup.

Eg human have 46 chromosomes, getting 23 from each parent.

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