A normal cell of human body contains 23 pairs of chromosomes- The number of chromosomes in a sex cell (sperm or ovum) of a human being is most likely to be :

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The normal cell of human body has 23 pairs of chromosome. 22 pairs of autosomes and 1 pair of sex chromosome.

The sex cell are sperm in male and ovum in female and are haploid.

The number of chromosomes present in a sex cells of human being is 23.

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A somatic cell of human body contains 23 pairs of chromosomes. The number of chromosomes in a sex cell of a human being is most likely to be ______.

Q. (a) If a normal human cell has 46 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will be there in a human

(i) sperm cell, and

(ii) zygote ?

Number of chromosome in human sperm or ovum is 23.

It is said that there rae millions of cells in a human body . So, does all the cells contain 23 pairs of chromosomes ?

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A normal cell of human body contains 23 pairs of chromosomes- The number of chromosomes in a sex cell (sperm or ovum) of a human being is most likely to be :

The normal cell of human body has 23 pairs of chromosome. 22 pairs of autosomes and 1 pair of sex chromosome. The sex cell are sperm in male and ovum in female and are haploid. The number of chromosomes present in a sex cells of human being is 23.

The normal cell of human body has 23 pairs of chromosome. 22 pairs of autosomes and 1 pair of sex chromosome.

The sex cell are sperm in male and ovum in female and are haploid.

The number of chromosomes present in a sex cells of human being is 23.