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Cape parrots are found in forests in South Africa. In a study of Cape parrot genetics, biologists produced the karyotype shown from somatic cells of a female Cape parrot.
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Based on the karyotype, how many chromosomes are present in the gametes of a Cape parrot?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Each gamete has 30 chromosomes.

Reason: the karyotype shows 29 pairs of autosomes plus the sex chromosome pair (female ZW) = 30 pairs total (2n = 60) in somatic cells, so haploid gametes contain n = 30 (29 autosomes + one sex chromosome, Z or W).