Six centromeres are observed in a prophase cell from an insect, how many pairs of chromosomes are present

Six centromeres are observed in a prophase cell from an insect, there are 20 pairs of chromosomes present.

Explanation:

Centromeres is defined as the part of the DNA which are held responsible for the directional changing of chromosomes.

And these chromosome gets divided into 2 daughter cells while undergoing the process of mitosis and meiosis.

Chromosome is basically defined as a thin structure as of a threadlike which is made out of nuclei acid and protein which is located at the nucleus of various living cells