Question

A mosquito has a diploid number of 6. How many chromosomes are in the sperm of a mosquito?

3
6
12
24

Answer 1

3

Step-by-step explanation:

Cells contributing to the structure of the mosquito's stomach are non-sex cells, and are therefore diploid, so the number of chromosomes would be 6.

Sperm cells, being gametes, are haploid, so the number of chromosomes present in a sperm cell is 3.