Re: How many chromosomes does a lobster have?

Date: Fri Jan 2 09:11:17 2004
Posted By: Eric Maass, Director, semiconductors / communication products
Area of science: General Biology
ID: 1073007374.Gb

Message:


A lobster has 100 chromosomes.

By contrast, you and I each have 46 chromosomes...the same as a lizard. A dog 
has 78 chromosomes. a fly has 12 chromosomes. The point of this comparison is 
that the number of chromosomes doesn't seem to show a clear correlation to the 
degree of intelligence or where you might place the species in the 
evolutionary scheme.

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