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Agriculture · Q527

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 527

Q527

The chromosome number of river buffalo is

A.
48
B.
50
Answer
C.
42
D.
62

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
The chromosome number of river buffalo is 50.
The genetic diversity among the two types of buffaloes (river and swamp) exists to the extent of different numbers of diploid chromosomes 2n = 50.
The diploid chromosome number of the swamp buffalo from both countries was 48 and that of the river buffalo was 50, while all F1 hybrids exhibited 49 chromosomes.