Afruit fly has 4 individual chromosomes. how many chromosomes are in a somatic cell of a fruit fly? the egg of a fruit fly has 4 individual chromosomes. how many chromosomes are in a somatic cell of a fruit fly? 8 2 16 4

There are 8 somatic cells of a fruit fly.  Somatic cell divide by mitosis and germ cells divide by meiosis, A fruit fly somatic cell contains 4 chromosomes. This means that 8 different combinations of chromosomes are possible in its gametes.