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Item RH054001: If the sex cells of a mouse contain 20 chromosomes, then the fertilized egg of a mouse must contain 40 chromosomes.

Sex cells (sperm or egg cells) in mice contain 20 chromosomes. How many chromosomes does the fertilized egg cell of a mouse contain?

  1. 10
  2. 20
  3. 40
  4. 80
Distribution of responses
Answer Choice
Overall
Grades
Gender
Primary Language
 
n = 4516
6–8
n = 2596
9–12
n = 1917
Male
n = 2215
Female
n = 2225
English
n = 4067
Other
n = 339
A. 23% 25% 21% 22% 25% 23% 25%
B. 23% 22% 25% 23% 23% 23% 21%
C. 46% 45% 49% 46% 46% 47% 42%
D. 7% 8% 6% 8% 6% 7% 12%