How many chromosomes will a grandson have in leukocytes if his grandfather has 46 chromosomes in these cells
September 14, 2020 | Education
| How many chromosomes will a grandson have in leukocytes if his grandfather has 46 chromosomes in these cells (diploid set of chromosomes)? How many chromosomes are in sperm (haploid set) of a person? How many chromosomes are there in grandfather’s skin cells if there are 46 chromosomes in leukocytes?
A diploid set of 46 chromosomes (regardless of the number of generations that have passed), and also 46 in skin cells; In sperm – haploid: 46: 2 = 23.
Answer: leukocyte – 46, cell – 46, sperm – 23.
