How many chromosomes do Maple trees have (both number of pairs and in total)?

1 Answer
Feb 4, 2018

maple tree (Acer saccharum) contains 26 pairs of chromosomes (2n = 26), thus the total number of chromosomes will be 72

Explanation:

there is a wide variety of polyploidy in maple trees where the number of chromosomes will vary depending upon the polidy of the plant.