Question

Why do strawberries have so much DNA when compared with humans?

strawberries are octoploid, while humans are diploid
strawberries are a higher life form than humans
This is false, both strawberries and humans have the same chromosome number

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The correct answer is that strawberries are octoploid, meaning they have eight sets of chromosomes, while humans are diploid, meaning they have two sets of chromosomes. This difference in ploidy levels accounts for the variation in DNA content between strawberries and humans. It does not indicate that strawberries are a higher life form than humans; rather, it is simply a genetic difference between the two species. The statement that strawberries have more DNA than humans is only true in terms of total DNA content, not in terms of complexity or superiority.