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TOPIC: Chromosomes
Harry McDonald asked: If organisms are alike and use the same types of genes for the same thing, then how and why do different animals have different numbers of chromosomes?
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- Sagar Honnungar:- [ 3/21/2007 ] It is because some animals have special organs for which they need special genes!And moreover,all organisms are not alike!!!It is the number of chromosomes and the type of genes that help us to know the appearance of the individual.
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