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curlz

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on: Jun 18, 2013
How many different combinations of maternal and paternal chromosomes can be packaged in gametes made by an organism with a diploid number of 8 (2n = 8)?
A) 2
B) 4
C) 8
D) 16
E) 32


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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2013
I'm pretty sure it's E. Good luck :D


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Reply #2 on: Jul 29, 2013
Great..that really helped.


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