Question
Biology Question on Principles of Inheritance and Variation
A female horse (2n = 66) can be crossed with a jackass (2n = 66), resulting in tire birth of a hybrid known as a mule, usually sterile because of chromosomal incompatibility. How many chromosomes would one expect to find in the body cells f a mule?
A
66
B
33
C
132
D
a variable number
Answer
66
Explanation
Solution
66 chromosomes present in hybrid mule is the result of n = 33 of female horse and n = 33 of jackass.