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Which of the following is true of a species that has a chromosome number of 2n = 16?

AThe species is diploid with 32 chromosomes per cell.
BThe species has 16 sets of chromosomes per cell.
CEach cell has eight homologous pairs.
DDuring the S phase of the cell cycle there will be 32 separate chromosomes.
EA gamete from this species has four chromosomes.

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The answer is C) Each cell has eight homologous pairs. 

n is the number of chromosome sets. If a species has a chromosome number of 2n = 16, that means there are 16 chromosomes in diploid cell. A diploid cell contains two sets (2n) of chromosomes. A haploid cell (gamete) contains one set of chromosomes, which is 8 chromosomes.

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