Question

If the sperm and egg cells of a butterfly have six chromosomes, how many chromosomes will be there in the maggot larvae?

• A. $6$
• B. $18$
• C. $12$
• D. $3$

Answer 1

The correct option is C $12$

If the sperm and egg cells of a butterfly have six chromosomes, 12 chromosomes will be there in the maggot larvae. This is because maggot larvae forms due to the fusion of egg and sperm cells. Since egg contains 6 and sperm cells contains 6 chromosomes, maggot larvae will get both sperm cell and egg cell chromosomes. Thus, the correct answer is option C.