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Why is the work of Tjio and Levan so important?

Correct answer B. They established the number of human chromosomes

Explanation

In 1956 Joe Hin Tjio and Albert Levan showed that human cells contain 46 chromosomes, correcting the earlier accepted figure of 48.

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