Potatoes have 48 chromosomes, while humans have 46. Solanum tuberosum is the most widely distributed potato species and is tetraploid. Gorillas, beavers, chimpanzees, deer mice, and tobacco have the same number of chromosomes as potatoes. Ploidy varies within organisms and between species.
Solanum tuberosum potatoes have 48 chromosomes, while humans have only 46. The species Solanum tuberosum is the most widely distributed potato species in the world and is a tetraploid, meaning it has four sets of chromosomes. Most human cells are diploid, meaning they have only two sets. Other types of potatoes have fewer chromosomes, including four types of potatoes that are diploid like humans.
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Gorillas have the same number of chromosomes as potatoes. So do beavers, chimpanzees, deer mice and tobacco.
The number of sets of chromosomes in a cell is called ploidy, which can vary within organisms and between species. For example, human reproductive cells are haploid, meaning they have only one set of chromosomes, while most other human cells are diploid. Some organisms have up to 12 sets of chromosomes per cell, such as the Ugandan clawed frog and Japanese persimmons.
A swamp walladi has fewer chromosomes than some types of molds.
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