The number of linkage groups in human beings is
- A. 46
- B. 23
- C. 22
- D. 44
Explanation
One linkage group corresponds to each kind of chromosome in the haploid set, so humans have 23. The diploid number of 46 counts each homologue twice and is therefore a distractor.
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