Autosomes in humans are

11

pairs

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22

pairs

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23

pairs

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43

pairs

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Solution

The correct option is A $22$ pairs
Humans have a diploid genome that usually contains 22 pairs of autosomes and one allosome pair (46 chromosomes total)
So, the correct answer is '22 pairs'

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The human body has 23 pairs of chromosomes, out of which 22 pairs are autosomes and 1 pair is sex chromosome.

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