A Horse Has a Diploid Number (2n)of 64 and a Donkey

question 30

Multiple Choice

A horse has a diploid number (2n) of 64 and a donkey has 2n = 62. The hybrid of these two species, mules, have 2n = 63 and are sterile. Why are mules sterile?

• A)Mules cannot physically mate with each other.
• B)Mules cannot physically mate with horses and donkeys.
• C)One chromosome is unpaired and fails to divide properly during meiosis.
• D)Mules are not true hybrids.
• E)Horses are not able to form new species.

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