The common goldfish Carassius auratus has 100 chromosomes and is tetraploid. The goldfish therefore has _____ sets of chromosomes containing ______ chromosomes each

A. 4; 25
B. 2; 50
C. 4; 100

D. 1; 100


A

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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a. True b. False

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