Question

Which of these claims is true of its chromosomes? A It receives all of its chromosomes from its female parent. B It receives half of its chromosomes from each of its parents. C It receives most of its chromosomes from its female parent. D It receives all of its chromosomes from either its male or its female parent.

Answer 1

B It receives half of its chromosomes from each of its parents.

Step-by-step explanation:

Chromosomes is the tiny spaghetti like structure found in the human blood cell and upon which the gene is found. The gene which helps in determining the physical attributes of an individual like the color of your eyes, the shape of your head etc. Overall, in a human body, there is approximately 35,000 genes.

Also, Chromosomes come in matching sets of pairs and this pair is formed from contribution between both parents. In humans, a cell nucleus contains 23 pairs of chromosomes and half of these chromosomes come from one parent and half come from the other parent.