Multiple choice

The total amount of DNA in human diploid cells is not dissimilar from that of Chimpanzee but the diploid number of chromosomes in Chimpanzee is:

  1. 44

  2. 46

  3. 48

  4. 50
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Explanation

While humans and chimpanzees share approximately 98-99% of their DNA, their chromosome numbers differ. Humans have 46 chromosomes (23 pairs), while chimpanzees have 48 chromosomes (24 pairs). This difference is due to a fusion event in human chromosome 2, which formed from two separate ancestral chromosomes that remain distinct in chimpanzees.

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