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In the snail pomacea patula catemacensis, n = 13. what is the diploid number for this organism?

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Answer: 26 chromosomes.
The diploid number is the number of chromosomes required for two sets of copies of the organism’s genome ( this is the number of chromosomes in the cells except gametic cells). The organism's genome is represented as n, and the diploid number,as 2n (2 x 13= 26).