Question

A cell come a certain organism has 64 individual, or 32 pairs, of chromosomes. Which of these can you draw?

• A. A mutation has occurred in the cell
• B. The cell cannot be a human
• C. The cell must be prokaryotic
• D. Cellular transformation has made the cell cancerous

Answer 1

B. The cell cannot be a human

Step-by-step explanation:

Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes, or 46 individual chromosomes. Mutations in humans usually cause there to be a single extra chromosome, or a single missing chromosome. A mutation would not cause there to be 64. So, A cannot be true. Prokaryotic cells usually have one chromosome, not 64, so C cannot be true. D cannot be assumed as you cannot tell if there is uncontrolled cell growth. Therefore, the answer would be B.