What is a chromosome? Why do humans have 26 XY chromosomes why do ferns have 64 chromosomes?

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What is a chromosome? Why do humans have 26 XY chromosomes why do ferns have 64 chromosomes?

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Chromosomes hold dna. As organisms replicate they can mutate and give their children more or less dna. If the mutations help the organism it will probably spread through the population. Ferns have more because they randomly mutated more in beneficial ways.

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