A male gorilla has 48 chromosomes in each of its body cells. How many chromosomes will each of the sperms have?

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A male gorilla has 48 chromosomes in each of its body cells. How many chromosomes will each of the sperms have?

• (a)24
• (b)48
• (c)12
• (d)16

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24

Reason — Gametes are haploid i.e., they have half the number of chromosomes present in somatic cells.

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