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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.
• Members of the same species typically have the same number of chromosomes.
• The fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) and the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) are species of foxes.
• The fennec fox has sixty-four chromosomes.
• The red fox has thirty-four chromosomes.

The student wants to specify how many chromosomes the fennec fox has. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A

The fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) and the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) both have chromosomes, but the fennec fox has more than the red fox does.

B

The fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) has sixty-four chromosomes.

C

The fennec fox’s chromosomes contain genes, which are critical to determining an organism’s physical traits.

D

The red fox, a species of fox, has thirty-four structures called chromosomes.