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Total amount of DNA in human diploid cells is not dissimilar from that of Chimpanzee but the diploid number of chromosomes in Chimpanzee is

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44

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46

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48

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50

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Solution

The correct option is C 48
Chimpanzee is the most closet ape to Human.
DNA content and DNA matching is same in both Human and Chimpanzee, except for the fact that chimpanzees have 48 Chromosome.
So, the correct answer is '48'

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