The skin cells of an animal contain 8 chromosomes. How many chromosomes will be present in each of the gametes produced by this animal?

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The correct option is D
4
Gametes will have half the number of chromosomes as somatic cells of an organism.
In sexually reproducing organisms, the number of chromosomes in the body (somatic) cells typically is diploid (2n; a pair of each chromosome), twice the haploid (1n) number found in the sex cells, or gametes. The haploid number is produced during meiosis.

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