Does the number of chromosomes correspond to the size of an organism?

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2026-08-02 14:10

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No. Chromsomes are subject to breakage and fusion over evolutionary time, which can result in an increase or decrease in chromosome number, and the forces behind that are independent of an organism's size.

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