1. When a horse is mated with a donkey a mule is produced. The horse has...

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1. When a horse is mated with a donkey a mule isproduced. The horse has 19 pairs of chromosomes in each cell; thejack has 33 pairs.

a) How many chromosomes are in each egg of themare?

b) How many chromosomes are in each sperm of thejack?

c) How many chromosomes are in the cells of themule?

d) Are the chromosomes of the mule inpairs?

e) Can the mule reproduce?

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1a the diploid number of chromosomes in the horse cell is19238 chromosomesThe egg cell is produced by meiosis of the diploid germlinecellMeiosis is the reduction division four haploid gametes    See Answer
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