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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
- Chromosomes are cellular structures that contain genes.
- Genes carry critical instructions for determining an organism's physical traits.
- The fennec fox and the red fox are both species of foxes.
- As a species, the fennec fox has sixty-four chromosomes.
- As a species, the red fox has thirty-four chromosomes.
The student wants to emphasize a difference between the two species of foxes. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
Genes, which are in fennec fox chromosomes, carry critical instructions for determining the fox's physical traits.
A
While both are species of foxes, the fennec fox and the red fox don't have the same number of chromosomes: fennec foxes have sixty-four whereas red foxes have only thirty-four.
B
The fennec fox and the red fox both have chromosomes, which contain genes.
C
The red fox, a species of fox, has thirty-four cellular structures called chromosomes.
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