GENETICS AND EVOLUTION
GENETIC BASIS OF INHERITANCE
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Question
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How many chromosomes are in a body cell in a human?
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46
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23
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26
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43
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Normally, each cell in the human body has 23 pairs of chromosomes (46 total chromosomes). Half come from the mother; the other half come from the father. Two of the chromosomes (the X and the Y chromosome) determine your sex as male or female when you are born.
Detailed explanation-2: -In humans, each cell normally contains 23 pairs of chromosomes, for a total of 46. Twenty-two of these pairs, called autosomes, look the same in both males and females.
Detailed explanation-3: -In a diploid human cell, chromosome number is 46.
Detailed explanation-4: -Human cells normally contain 23 pairs of chromosomes, for a total of 46 chromosomes in each cell .
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