If a diploid organism has a genome consisting of four pairs of homologous chromosomes, it can produce ____ different combinations of maternal and paternal chromosomes in gametes (disregarding crossing over).
A. 4
B. 8
C. 12
D. 16
E. 32
Answer: D
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