23 Human 46 32 Cannabis 20 (Homo sapiens) (Cannabis sativa) Maize (Zea mays) 24 Dolphin 44 33 Cabbage 18 Rabbit (Brassica oleracea) (Oryctolagus cuniculus) 25 Rat 42 34 Kangaroo 16 (Rattus norvegicus) Rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) Wheat (Triticum aestivum) 26 Mango 40 35 Pea 14 (Mangifera indica) sativum) (Mus musculus) 27 Cat 38 36 Nematode 12/ 11 (Felis sivestris catus) (Caenorhabditis Lion elegans) (Panthera keo) 28 Earthworm 36 37 Fruit fly 8 (Lumbricus terrestris) (Drosophila melanogaster) 29 Porcupine 34 38 Mosquito 6 (Aedes aegypti) 30 Honeybee 32 39 Australian Daisy 2 (Apis mellifera) (Brachyscome 31 Rice 24 dichromosomatica) Jackjumper ant (Oryza sativa) (Myrmecia pilosula) Round Worm (Ascaris lulmbricoides) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_organisms_by_chromosome_count organisms the whole euploid set of chromosomes is repeated several times (polyploidy) making new organism triploid (3n) or tetraploid (4n) (Fig. 13-1).
23 Human (Homo sapiens) 46 32 Cannabis (Cannabis sativa) Maize (Zea mays) 20 24 Dolphin Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) 44 33 Cabbage (Brassica oleracea) 18 25 Rat (Rattus norvegicus) Rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) Wheat (Triticum aestivum) 42 34 Kangaroo 16 26 Mango (Mangifera indica) (Mus musculus) 40 35 Pea sativum) 14 27 Cat (Felis sivestris catus) Lion (Panthera keo) 38 36 Nematode (Caenorhabditis elegans) 12/ 11 28 Earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris) 36 37 Fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) 8 29 Porcupine 34 38 Mosquito (Aedes aegypti) 6 30 Honeybee (Apis mellifera) 32 39 Australian Daisy (Brachyscome dichromosomatica) Jackjumper ant (Myrmecia pilosula) Round Worm (Ascaris lulmbricoides) 2 31 Rice (Oryza sativa) 24 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_organisms_by_chromosome_count organisms the whole euploid set of chromosomes is repeated several times (polyploidy) making new organism triploid (3n) or tetraploid (4n) (Fig. 13-1).
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