Does the number of chromosomes determine how complex an organism is?

Answer 1

No there isn't. Humans are much more complex than a fern, yet the Adder's Tongue Fern has 1262 chromosomes and a human has only 46. It also doesn't work the other way either (more complex organisms having less chromosomes) for fruit flies have 8 chromosomes and dogs have 78. Also, chimpanzees have the same number of chromosomes as potatoes and, surely, they are on different complexity levels.

Answer 2

No, it doesn't. an apple can have as many as 85 chromosomes, but human beings only have 23. the apple, being less complex, can have more chromosomes than humans, one of the most complex organisms on earth

Answer 3

If you are asking if the number of chromosomes has something to do with the type of organism or perhaps its complexity, then no. Although it seems logical that more chromosomes should give rise to a more complex organism or at least be indicative of whether you're looking at an insect or mammal, the number of chromosomes has no correlation to the type of species.

Answer 4

no.

humans have 46 chromosomes, cows have 32. yet cows are bigger.

Answer 5

Well starfish have 78 chromosomes, we have 46. Earthworms have 8. I would venture to say that the answer is no. It's more dependent on characteristics of the chromosomes.

Answer 6

No, there are some relatively simple organisms that have many more chromosomes than humans.

The highest known diploid number is over 1260, the Adders Tongue fern.

Carp 2N-104.

Answer 7

No, there is no correlation between these two parameters. The complexity in an organism depends on the nature of the chromosomes.