The fruit fly, $Drosophila \text{ melanogaster}$, has a diploid chromosome number of $8$. Its chromosome complement consists of:

  • A
    $2$ pairs of autosomes and $1$ pair of sex chromosomes
  • B
    $3$ pairs of autosomes and $3$ pairs of sex chromosomes
  • C
    $1$ pair of autosomes and $3$ pairs of sex chromosomes
  • D
    $3$ pairs of autosomes and $1$ pair of sex chromosomes

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