If a cell starts with 48 chromosomes, then each new cell, or gamete, produced at the end of the process will contain ________ chromosomes. A) 12 B) 24 C) 48 D) 96
No the answer is B)24 because The process depicted in the diagram is meiosis or cell division. The chromosome number is reduced by 50% in sex cells or gametes produced from the original mother cell. Diploid cell to haploid cell: haploid = half.