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In Biology / High School | 2014-07-16

If an organism with 52 chromosomes has a pair of sex-determining chromosomes, how many autosome pairs would it have?

Asked by dougie

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it has 25 pairs of autosomal chromosomes.

Answered by Anonymous | 2024-06-10

there will be 25 pairs of autosomes

Answered by shriya | 2024-06-10

The organism with 52 chromosomes has 25 pairs of autosomes, as 2 chromosomes are allocated for the pair of sex-determining chromosomes. Therefore, the total of 50 chromosomes accounts for 25 pairs of autosomes. This makes for a total of 52 chromosomes, including 1 pair of sex chromosomes.
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Answered by Anonymous | 2024-12-24

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