If the lymph system did not do its job, what would be one of the consequences?

"*Because the lymphatic system collects excess tissue fluid, if it were not working, swelling (edema) would occur in the tissues. The thymus cleanses the blood from the cardiovascular system of cellular debris and bacteria."

the diploid number of chromosomes is sometimes represented by the symbol 2n. for the fruit fly, the diploid number is 8, which can be written as 2n = 8, where n represents twice the number of chromosomes in a sperm or egg cell.