A sperm cell of an alligator has 16 chromosomes.what is the total number of chromosomes normally present in a stomach cell of this alligator? A)8 B)16 C)32 D)48

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Basically, a germ cell (sperm or egg cell) is $n$. Now, the stomach cell, which is a somatic cell, is $2n$.

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$2(16)=32$

Germ cells have gametes while somatic cells have chromosomes.

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