Which statement describes a difference between human male and female somatic cells?
a. Male somatic cells contain only paternal chromosomes; female somatic cells contain only maternal
chromosomes.
b. Male somatic cells contain 46 chromosomes; female somatic cells contain 44 chromosomes.
c. Male somatic cells contain 44 chromosomes; female somatic cells contain 46 chromosomes.
d. Male somatic cells contain two X chromosomes; female somatic cells contain an X chromosome and a Y
chromosome.
e. Male somatic cells contain 22 pairs of homologous chromosomes; female somatic cells contain 23 pairs of
homologous chromosomes.
ANSWER: e
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