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Humans are a diploid species. What does this say about their chromosomes?

AThey have 23 total chromosomes.
BThey have one set of chromosomes.
CThey pass along genetic information to offspring.
DThey have homologous chromosomes.

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I'm thinking it's D, They have homologous chromosomes.

Answer: The correct answer is- D) They have homologous chromosomes.

Human beings are diploid species.

Diploid organisms are those that possess two set of chromosomes in their cell. Each set of chromosomes is termed as homologous chromosome ( one chromosome is inherited from father and other  one is inherited from mother).

Human beings have 2 set of 23 chromosomes, therefore, they contain 46 chromosomes in their cells.