In 1887, Belgian biologist Edouard van Beneden (1846-1910) discovered that all organisms of the same species have the same number of chromosomes.
Different species may have different number of chromosomes.
2009-03-12 07:20:08 補充:
002 is correct that there are exceptions. Trisomy 21 is certainly the most common. But they're exceptions nevertheless and should not be considered as the "norm". Generally speaking, members of the same species do contain the same number of chromosomes, barring a few minor exception.