The Common Goldfish Carassius Auratus Has 100 Chromosomes and Is

question 22

Multiple Choice

The common goldfish Carassius auratus has 100 chromosomes and is tetraploid. The goldfish therefore has ________ sets of chromosomes containing ________ chromosomes each.

• A) 4; 25
• B) 2; 50
• C) 4; 100
• D) 1; 100

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