How many chromosomes are there in a eukaryote cell? The number may vary from an organism of one species to an organism of another species but the number will be the same in normal individuals of the same species. Humans have forty six chromosomes in their somatic cells, corn has twenty chromosomes, and fruit flies have eight chromosomes.
Examine the figure for a male human karyotype shown in the G-5 readings. A karyotype is the chromosome complement of a cell or organism, characterized by the number, size and configuration of the chromosomes as seen during metaphase of mitosis.
14. How many chromosomes would appear in a human karyotype?
- a) 2
- b) 23
- c) 46
- d) 23 pair
- e) c and d above
15. How many homologous pair of chromosomes would appear in a human
karyotype? The correct answer will send you to the next page.
- a) 0
- d) 92
- b) 23
- e) will vary with each individual
- c) 46
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