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jolli1 [7]
3 years ago
13

Give two reasons why the chromosome number can be used to characterise a species.

Biology
1 answer:
lord [1]3 years ago
8 0
Hello <span>Dorisspears6347
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#1: <span>A chromosome number does reflect the complexity of an organism.

#2: </span>Organisms with different numbers of chromosomes are unlikely to be able to interbreed successfully


I Hope This Helps!
-Chris
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