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Modern Genetic Analysis Chapter 2. The Structure of Genes and Genomes The Nature of Genomes
Table 2-3. Numbers of Pairs of Chromosomes in Different Species of Plants and Animals

Common name | Species | Number of chromosome pairs

Mosquito | Culex pipiens | 3
Housefly | Musca domestica | 6
Garden onion | Allium cepa | 8
Toad | Bufo americanus | 11
Rice | Oryza sativa | 12
Frog | Rana pipiens | 13
Alligator | Alligator mississipiensis | 16
Cat | Felis domesticus | 19
House mouse | Mus musculus | 20
Rhesus monkey | Macaca mulatta | 21
Wheat | Triticum aestivum | 21
Human | Homo sapiens | 23
Potato | Solanum tuberosum | 24
Cattle | Bos taurus | 30
Donkey | Equus asinus | 31
Horse | Equus caballus | 32
Dog | Canis familiaris | 39
Chicken | Gallus domesticus | 39
Carp | Cyprinus carpio | 52

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