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Q8. In maize, a meiocyte has 20 chromosomes. What will be the number of chromosomes in somatic cells?

3) 20

Solution:

Meiocyte is a type of cell that differentiate into a gametes through the process called meiosis.
All somatic cells are meiocytes because they are diploid in nature.
So the correct answer is 20.

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