The Somatic Cells of a Privet Shrub Each Contain 46

question 8

Multiple Choice

The somatic cells of a privet shrub each contain 46 chromosomes. How do privet chromosomes differ from the chromosomes of humans, who also have 46?

• A) Privet cells cannot reproduce sexually.
• B) Privet sex cells have chromosomes that can synapse with human chromosomes in the laboratory.
• C) Genes of privet chromosomes are significantly different from those in humans.
• D) Privet shrubs must be metabolically more like animals than like other shrubs.
• E) Genes on a particular privet chromosome, such as the X, must be on a different human chromosome, such as number 18.

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