Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements are true of genes and chromosomes? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)
A) Chromosomes are made of DNA and protein; genes are made of DNa.
B) A homologous pair of chromosomes consists of maternal and paternal chromosomes with genes for the same traits.
C) A human diploid body cell has 23 pairs of autosomes.
D) The sex chromosomes are XX for women and YY for men.
E) The DNA for a gene is the sequence of bases in the triplets for the amino acids that make up the protein that the gene is the code for.
F) The genome of a species is the number of chromosomes in one cell.
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