From a karyotype, you could tell all of the following about the cell except whether

A. there were three copies of a chromosome present.
B. one chromosome was missing.
C. a translocation had occurred between two chromosomes.
D. a fusion of two chromosomes had occurred.
E. a particular gene contained a mutation.


Answer: E

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