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July 19, 2021 at 4:12 pm
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C) Each cell has eight homologous pairs.
The number of chromosomal sets is denoted by the letter n. When a species’ chromosome number is 2n = 16, that means the diploid cell has 16 chromosomes. A diploid cell has two sets of chromosomes (2n). A haploid cell (gamete) has only one set of chromosomes, a total of eight.