Myrmecia pilosula (the bulldog ant) actually consists of several virtually identical, closely related species, with females having chromosome numbers of 18, 20, 32, 48, 60, 62, and 64. Assume one crossed a female of species (
A) with 32 chromosomes and a male of species (B) with 9 chromosomes (males are haploid, and each gamete contains the n complement). How many chromosomes would one expect in the body (somatic) cells of the female offspring?
A) 9 B) 4.5 C) 32 D) 41 E) 25
Answer: E
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