A normal diploid cell from a chimpanzee has 48 chromosomes. How many chromosomes will be in a chimpanzee cell just before meiosis begins, after meiosis I, and after meiosis II? After which of these stages will the chromosomes have two chromatids?

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A normal diploid cell from a chimpanzee has 48 chromosomes. How many chromosomes will be in a chimpanzee cell just before meiosis begins, after meiosis I, and after meiosis II? After which of these stages will the chromosomes have two chromatids?

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