Which of the following accurately describes a typical human karyotype? A. A karyotype displays all of an individual’s RNA. B. A
karyotype only displays sex chromosomes. C. 1 sex chromosome and 11 autosomal chromosomes are pictured. D. 1 pair of sex chromosomes and 22 pairs of autosomal chromosomes are pictured.
The right answer is D. 1 pair of sex chromosomes and 22 pairs of autosomal chromosomes are pictured.
EXPLANATION: A False, because A karyotype displays all of an individual’s DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and not RNA (ribonucleic acid) B False, because the karyotype display all types of chromosomes (autosomic (22) and sexual (1)) C False too, because the human karyotype contains 23 chromosome pairs (22 autosomes and 1 gonosome (X/Y chromosome))
