Number of autosomes in human are

23 pairs

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22 pairs

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46 chromosomes

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33 pairs of chromosomes

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Solution

The correct option is B 22 pairs
Humans have 46 chromosomes out of which 22 pairs or 44 chromosomes are called autosomes and one pair of chromosomes, i.e. XX in female and XY in male are called heterosomes or sex chromosomes

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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.

The number of pairs of autosomes in a human cell is ______.

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