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In a human,how many chromosomes are present in:
a fertilised egg?

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A fertilised egg or zygote contains 23 chromosomes each from sperm and egg. The fertilized egg hence has 46 chromosomes or 23 pairs of chromosomes which are retained by fertilisation.

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