If an organism's haploid number is 14, what is its diploid number?
BIOLOGY
SAT 2021
If an organism's haploid number is 14, what is its diploid number?
- A. 28
- B. 7
- C. 14
- D. 56
Correct Answer: A. 28
Explanation
Haploid cells contain one of each numbered chromosome, for a chromosome number of n. Diploid cells contain two of each, so the number of chromosomes in a diploid cell is 2n, or twice the haploid number.
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