From the lemurs studied so far, the diploid number of chromosomes varies between 2n = 20 and 2n = 66.
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The basic diploid number is 48, while some are tetraploid with 96, and others hexaploid with 144 and octaploid with 192 chromosomes.
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While the black rhinoceros has 84 chromosomes ( diploid number, 2N, per cell ), all other rhinoceros species have 82 chromosomes.
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Although the preparations made the identification of individual chromosomes difficult, by the 1920s, cytologists consistently reported a diploid number of 48 human chromosomes.
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The similar Reeves's Muntjac ( " Muntiacus reevesi " ), in comparison, has a diploid number of 46 chromosomes.
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In the Upper Paran?basin, the sexes have distinct diploid numbers, the males showing 2n = 54 and the females 2n = 55.
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When the males have a diploid number of chromosomes they are termed " parahaploids " as the paternal genes are not expressed at all.
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Studies conducted with representatives of some genera of Hypostominae showed that within this group, the diploid number ranges from 2n = 52 to 2n = 80.
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This is in great contrast to the explosively radiating " Akodon " which has diploid numbers ranging from 2n = 14 to 2n = 52.
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Other attempts at the classification of deer have been based on morphological and diploid number of chromosomes in the late 20th century has been flawed by several inconsistencies.