Ian is approached by a mad scientist who says he will pay Ian either $100 for each pair of his autosomes or $500 for each pair of his sex chromosomes. Assuming Ian wants to make as much money as possible, which offer should he take?
A) $100 for each pair of autosomes
B) $500 for each pair of sex chromosomes
C) either one, because Ian will make the same amount with both offers
D) neither one, because unfortunately humans have neither autosomes nor sex chromosomes

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Humans have 22 pairs of autosomes and 1 pair of sex chromosomes. Taking $100 for each pair of autosomes would yield $2200 (22 pairs x $100), while taking $500 for the pair of sex chromosomes would yield only $500. Therefore, Ian would make more money by choosing the offer for his autosomes.

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