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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?

A

Genes, which are in fennec fox chromosomes, carry critical instructions for determining the fox’s physical traits.

B

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.

C

The fennec fox and the red fox both have chromosomes, which contain genes.

D

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