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+"""Tests wqflask/base/species.py"""
+
+import unittest
+from unittest import mock
+from base.species import TheSpecies
+
+
+class TestTheSpecies(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Tests for TheSpecies class"""
+    @mock.patch('base.species.Chromosomes')
+    def test_create_species_with_null_species_name(self, mock_chromosome):
+        """Test that TheSpecies is instantiated correctly when the
+species_name is provided."""
+        mock_chromosome.return_value = 1
+        test_species = TheSpecies(dataset="random_dataset", species_name="a")
+        self.assertEqual(test_species.name, "a")
+        self.assertEqual(test_species.chromosomes, 1)
+
+    @mock.patch('base.species.Chromosomes')
+    def test_create_species_with_species_name(self, mock_chromosome):
+        """Test that TheSpecies is instantiated correctly when the
+species_name is not provided."""
+        mock_chromosome.return_value = 1
+        test_species = TheSpecies(dataset="random_dataset")
+        self.assertEqual(test_species.dataset, "random_dataset")
+        self.assertEqual(test_species.chromosomes, 1)
+        mock_chromosome.assert_called_once_with(dataset="random_dataset")