A Diploid Organism Has a Total of 36 Chromosomes

question 26

Multiple Choice

A diploid organism has a total of 36 chromosomes. Assuming all possible chromosome combinations are viable, if a mutant tetraploid version of this organism was created how many chromosomes would it have? If a mutant version of this organism was monosomic for chromosome 9 how many chomosomes would it have?

• A) 144; 35
• B) 72; 35
• C) 144; 37
• D) 72; 37

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