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(i) Total number of pairs of chromosomes in each body cell in humans ____

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The correct answer is:- 23 pairs of chromosomes.

● In humans, each cell normally contains 23 pairs of chromosomes.

● 22 of these pairs, called autosomes, look the same in both males and females.

● The 23rd pair, the sex chromosomes, differs in males and females.

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