Pick the correct option for Drosophila.
Correct answer: D. Salivary gland cells have giant chromosomes in their nuclei
- A. The Male is larger with a pointed abdomen
- B. The female has sex combs on its front legs
- C. It has a generation time of just eight weeks
- D. Salivary gland cells have giant chromosomes in their nuclei
Explanation
Polytene chromosomes form in the Drosophila giant salivary gland during development by multiple rounds of genome replication without cell division to generate polytene chromosomes containing up to 1000 copies of DNA per chromosome.
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