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If each gamete of the fern species Ophioglossum reticulatum possesses 720 chromosomes, what would be the chromosome count within its meiocytes?

 

Option: 1

720


Option: 2

360


Option: 3

1440


Option: 4

2800


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If each gamete of the fern species Ophioglossum reticulatum has 720 chromosomes, the chromosome count within its meiocytes would be 1440. undergo meiosis, a specialized cell division process that reduces the chromosome number by half. Therefore, the meiocytes would have twice the number of chromosomes as the gametes, resulting in 1440 chromosomes.Hence, the correct answer is option 3. 

 

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