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"There are nearly 25000 genes in humans."
But there are millions and millions of cells in the human body and each cell has 46 chromosomes. These genes are present in these chromosomes. So how they can be only 25000 in number?
But there are millions and millions of cells in the human body and each cell has 46 chromosomes. These genes are present in these chromosomes. So how they can be only 25000 in number?
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Solution
23 pairs of chromosomes have 25000 genes. Each cell has this set of chromosomes. Hence, each cell will have 25000 genes in them.
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