EMBRYOLOGY
CHROMOSOMES AND CELL DIVISIONS
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Detailed explanation-1: -A person typically has 23 pairs of chromosomes in each cell (23 pairs = 46 total chromosomes). One of these pairs is called the sex chromosomes (X and Y). They determine if you will be male or female. If you are male, you have an XY pair.
Detailed explanation-2: -Human chromosomes are located inside the nucleus of the cell. A chromosome is a structure that holds your genes. Your genes determine your traits, such as eye color and blood type. The usual number of chromosomes inside every cell of your body is 46 total chromosomes, or 23 pairs.
Detailed explanation-3: -Humans have 22 pairs of numbered chromosomes (autosomes) and one pair of sex chromosomes (XX or XY), for a total of 46. Each pair contains two chromosomes, one coming from each parent, which means that children inherit half of their chromosomes from their mother and half from their father.
Detailed explanation-4: -Every cell in the human body contains 23 pairs of such chromosomes; our diploid number is therefore 46, our ‘haploid’ number 23. Of the 23 pairs, 22 are known as autosomes.