If each of the body cells of a male animal contains 12 pairs of chromosomes (24 chromosomes), there would be 12 chromosomes in each of its sperm cell.
Diploidy is a state in which a cell contains two sets of chromosomes in its nucleus.
A diploid organism that reproduces se3ually by meiosis will produce half the number of chromosomes in its daughter cells i.e. haploid number of chromosomes.
According to this question, an animal contains 12 pairs of chromosomes i.e. 24 chromosomes in its body cells, this means that 24/2 = 12 chromosomes will be present in each of its sperm cell.
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