CELL STRUCTURES AND FUNCTION
CELL CYCLE
Question
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46
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23
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Detailed explanation-1: -In humans, each cell normally contains 23 pairs of chromosomes, for a total of 46.
Detailed explanation-2: -Human somatic cells have 46 chromosomes consisting of two sets of 22 homologous chromosomes and a pair of nonhomologous sex chromosomes. This is the 2n, or diploid, state. Human gametes have 23 chromosomes or one complete set of chromosomes. This is the n, or haploid, state.
Detailed explanation-3: -Human body cells (somatic cells) have 46 chromosomes. A somatic cell contains two matched sets of chromosomes, a configuration known as diploid. The letter n is used to represent a single set of chromosomes; therefore a diploid organism is designated 2n.
Detailed explanation-4: -Somatic cells have 44 autosomes and 2 sex chromosomes. Whereas Sex cells have 22 autosomes and 1 sex chromosomes.
Detailed explanation-5: -In humans, somatic cells contain 46 chromosomes organized into 23 pairs. By contrast, gametes of diploid organisms contain only half as many chromosomes. In humans, this is 23 unpaired chromosomes. When two gametes (i.e. a spermatozoon and an ovum) meet during conception, they fuse together, creating a zygote.