Humans Have 23 Pairs of Chromosomes

question 76

Multiple Choice

Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes.How many possible ways can these be sorted out during independent assortment?

• A) more than 8 million ways
• B) 46 ways
• C) 23 ways
• D) about 100 million ways
• E) 529 ways (23 × 23 ways)

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

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Generalization

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Logical Support

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