Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes; how many linkage groups are present in humans?

a. twenty-three—one group for each pair of chromosomes
b. forty-six—one group for each chromosome
c. two—one with the male gamete, and one with the female gamete
d. Because linkage groups are formed when two or more genes are inherited together, the number is nearly infinite.


a

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