do same species have same number of chromosomes?
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30th March 2018,
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No, they are not. Allmost all members of the same species will have the same chromosome number. But not all organisms with the same chromosome number are the same species. Gorillas, chimpanzees and orangutans all have 24 pairs of chromosomes. They are three different and distinct species.
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