How Many Chromosome Do Human Have?

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  • Each human cell has 46 chromosomes, arranged in 23 pairs. That is, we have 2 copies of each chromosome, one from our father, and one from our mother.

    This occurs in all the cells of our body, except in the sex cells, that is, in the ovules and in the sperm, which contain only 23 chromosomes.

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    How Many Chromosome Do Humans Have?
    Aug 20 2021
    Specifying how many chromosomes a human has varies depending on each cell in our body (except for sex cells).

    It has 46 chromosomes grouped in pairs, that is, 23 pairs of chromosomes per cell.

    As we say, there is the exception of sex cells (eggs and sperm) that have only 23 chromosomes (1 of each pair).

    Thus, when a sperm fertilizes an egg, it gives rise to a zygote with 23 pairs of chromosomes.

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