NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -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. The 23rd pair, the sex chromosomes, differ between males and females.

Detailed explanation-2: -Through the process of fertilization, egg and sperm join to make a cell with 46 chromosomes (23 pairs), called a zygote. For each chromosome pair, one homologous chromosome came from each parent. They have the same genes arranged in the same order, but there are small variations in the DNA letters of those genes.

Detailed explanation-3: -In a diploid human cell, chromosome number is 46.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: There are 46 chromosomes in a human zygote. Human zygotes are formed from the fusion of a sperm cell with an egg cell.