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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 545

Q545

The number of chromosomes are found in the river buffalo is

A.
2n = 48
B.
2n = 38
C.
2n = 58
D.
2n = 50
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
The number of chromosomes found in the river buffalo is 2n = 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.
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