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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 bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) and the Bengal fox (Vulpes bengalensis) are species of foxes.
• The bat-eared fox has seventy-two chromosomes.
• The Bengal fox has sixty chromosomes.

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

A

The bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) and the Bengal fox (Vulpes bengalensis) both have chromosomes, but the bat-eared fox has more than the Bengal fox does.

B

The Bengal fox, a species of fox, has sixty structures called chromosomes.

C

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

D

The bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) has seventy-two chromosomes.