Suppose that for an organism, 2N = 8. How many chromosomes do the organism's gametes contain?

Would it be 8?

No it would contain4. It would contain 4 chromosomes. 2n means its a diploid cell which contains 8 chromosomes. Gamates are haploid cells therefore contain of a diploid.

i do it like this though
2n=8
2Divided into 8=4..

2N=8

IT WOULD BE 4CHROMOSOMES

No, it would not be 8. In this case, 2N represents the diploid number of chromosomes, which is the total number of chromosomes in a somatic cell. To determine the number of chromosomes in the organism's gametes, which are haploid cells, you need to divide the diploid number by 2.

So, if 2N = 8, dividing it by 2 gives you N = 4. Therefore, the organism's gametes would contain 4 chromosomes.

No, the number of chromosomes in gametes is usually reduced by half compared to the number of chromosomes in the organism's somatic or body cells.

In this case, if 2N (the diploid number) for the organism is 8, it means that in its somatic cells, there are 8 chromosomes. The haploid number (N), which represents the number of chromosomes in gametes, is obtained by dividing the diploid number by 2.

So, N = 2N / 2 = 8 / 2 = 4.

Therefore, the organism's gametes would contain 4 chromosomes, not 8.