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Scientists know that humans have 46 chromosomes. What would a scientist say about a son who looked more like his mother than his father?
A.
He received more than 23 chromosomes from his mother because he looked like her.
B.
He received exactly 23 chromosomes from each parent no matter who he looked like.
C.
He received all 46 chromosomes from his mother.
D.
He received less than 23 chromosomes from his mother because he received the Y chromosome from his father.
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B.
Each parent contributes one haploid gamete with 23 chromosomes (total 46 after fertilization). Which parent a child resembles depends on which alleles (and their dominance, polygenic effects, and recombination) were inherited, not on receiving more or fewer chromosomes.
Each parent contributes one haploid gamete with 23 chromosomes (total 46 after fertilization). Which parent a child resembles depends on which alleles (and their dominance, polygenic effects, and recombination) were inherited, not on receiving more or fewer chromosomes.
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