If an organism had a haploid number of 24, the number of chromosomes in somatic cell will be

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Solution

The correct option is E 48
Somatic cells are any cells of a living organism other than the reproductive cells. Somatic cells are diploid. Therefore if an organism is having a haploid number of 24 chromosomes, then its somatic cell would be having 48 chromosomes.
Therefore, the correct answer is option E.

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