Wild Oysters Are Diploid and Have 20 Chromosomes in Somatic

question 13

Multiple Choice

Wild oysters are diploid and have 20 chromosomes in somatic cells. Scientists have generated tetraploid oysters using colchicine to prevent separation of sister chromatids. Crossing a diploid oyster with a tetraploid oyster resulted in triploid oysters that are commercially advantageous because they are larger and do not have a reproductive phase that usually interrupts the harvesting season.
-What is n in tetraploid oysters?

• A)5
• B)10
• C)20
• D)40

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