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7 December, 15:25

A human cell that contains 22 autosomes and a Y chromosome must be

(A) a zygote.

(B) a somatic cell of a male.

(C) a somatic cell of a female.

(D) a sperm cell.

(E) an egg cell

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  1. 7 December, 16:23
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    Well it can't be C because the DNA of female cells do not have any Y sex chromosomes. It also can't be E because of that same reason (the egg is made by the female, so it can only contain her genes). It can't be A because zygotes are diploid (because the egg and sperm, both haploid with 23 chromosomes, fuse together to double the amount of chromosomes), so a zygote would have to have 46 chromosomes, not 23 with 22 being autosomal and 1 being allosomal/sexual like the question states. And finally, it can't be B because somatic cells are also diploid and have 46 chromosomes. Another clue it can't be B is that the question states it has only a Y chromosome, which means the cell can't be diploid because a diploid cell has two allosomal chromosomes, either XX or XY.
  2. 7 December, 19:16
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    I believe its D ... because an egg cell is XX and a sperm cell is XY
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