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Question 6
a.

A domestic dog has a diploid chromosome number of 787878. Complete the table below by writing the number of chromosomes in each type of canine cell.

Type of cellNumber of chromosomes
dog sperm cell
dog mature red blood cell
dog liver cell
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b.

Cells can divide by mitosis or by meiosis.

Mitosis is used in asexual reproduction in some organisms. Give two other processes in multicellular organisms that involve mitosis.

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c.

Describe how the cells produced by meiosis differ genetically and in chromosome number from those produced by mitosis.

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d.

Name the male part of a flowering plant where cell division by meiosis occurs.

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