Question

A sexually reproducing organism has 80 chromosomes. What would the total number of chromosomes be for the offspring of the organism? 80 chromosomes, all from one parent 40 chromosomes, all from one parent 80 chromosomes, 40 from each parent 40 chromosomes, 20 from each parent

Answer 1

The answer is C

Step-by-step explanation:

that is the answer because the offspring is going to have the same amount as its parent and because the parent are most likely to have equal amounts of their parents genes. And because I just took the test!!! :)

Answer 2

If a sexually reproducing organism has 80 chromosomes (That is, 40 pairs), it means that male and female organism must interact sexually, each supplying 40 chromosomes which would pair up to make up the chromosome of their offspring. Therefore, the total number of chromosomes be for the offspring would be 80 chromosomes, 40 from each parent.