CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Dogs have 48 chromosomes and reproduce sexually. Where does a puppy get its chromosomes from?
A
48 chromosomes from mother and 0 from father
B
24 chromosomes from mother and 24 from father
C
0 chromosomes from mother and 48 from father
D
40 chromosomes from mother and 8 from father
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Dogs each have 38 pairs of autosomal (non-sex) chromosomes, one from each parent. Females have two X chromosomes and males have one X and one Y chromosome.

Detailed explanation-2: -Information. Chromosomes come in pairs. Normally, each cell in the human body has 23 pairs of chromosomes (46 total chromosomes). Half come from the mother; the other half come from the father.

Detailed explanation-3: -While a human has 46 chromosomes (23 pairs), a cat has 38 chromosomes (19 pairs) and a dog has 78 chromosomes (39 pairs).

Detailed explanation-4: -The chromosomes that determine the sex of the baby (X and Y chromosomes) are called sex chromosomes. Typically, the mother’s egg contributes an X chromosome, and the father’s sperm provides either an X or a Y chromosome.

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