JIPMER Jipmer Medical Solved Paper-1998

  • question_answer
    A female horse (2n = 66) can be crossed with a jackass (2n = 66), resulting in tire birth of a hybrid known as a mule, usually sterile because of chromosomal incompatibility. How many chromosomes would one expect to find in the body cells f a mule?

    A)  66              

    B)                         33                         

    C)    132                       

    D)         a variable number

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    66 chromosomes present in hybrid mule is the result of n = 33 of female horse and n = 33 of jackass.


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