If an organism has a diploid number of 36, what is its haploid number?
BIOLOGY
SAT 2021
If an organism has a diploid number of 36, what is its haploid number?
- A. 18
- B. 72
- C. 9
- D. 36
Correct Answer: A. 18
Explanation
Haploid cells contain only one of each numbered chromosome, whereas diploid cells contain two of each. Therefore, a haploid cell in a given organism would contain half as many chromosomes as would be in a diploid cell of the same organism.
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