How many pairs of chromosomes are present in human beings?

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    Riya Garg | Contributor-Level 7

    8 years ago
    There are 46 chromosomes in our body that are present in pairs. therefore there are 23 pair of chromosomes in human body out of which 22 are known as autosomes and last pair of chromosomes is known as sex chromosomes.
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    Smriti Vats | Contributor-Level 10

    8 years ago
    In humans, each cell normally contains 23 pairs of chromosomes, for a total of 46. Twenty-two of these pairs are called autosomes.
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    Anisha Patil Interested in research....

    6 years ago
    Hi Harsh,
    There are 23 chromosomes in cell. They are found in pairs i.e. 46 chromosome (2 of each). Also, for your knowledge, I would like to tell you one Science fact that a small little butterfly contains 238 chromosome.
    As a student of biology, I would also like to tell you that, these 46 chromosomes (2 of each) plays a vital role in human body.
    Among these chromosome, if there is an absence of any chromosome, it would led to many chromosomal abnormalities like, Down's syndrome, Klinefelter's Syndrome, etc. Try to ask more and more questions to gain knowledge about alchemy of Biology.
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    Celeena Celeena

    8 years ago
    23 pair of chromosomes.
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    mahammad sabir

    8 years ago
    23 pairs of chromosomes.
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    abhay singh

    8 years ago
    There are 46 chromosomes in human beings which are in 23 pairs.
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    Anandvaradhan Goud | Guide-Level 12

    6 years ago
    There are 23 chromosomes in cell. They are found in pairs i.e. 46 chromosome (2 of each). All the best for your bright future.
    Work hard and smart to get success. Thank you.
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    Dr. Uma Sinha Principal | Scholar-Level 17

    6 years ago
    Hi,
    In humans, each cell normally contains 23 pairs of chromosomes for a total of 46. Thanks.
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    Adarsh Pansari

    8 years ago
    There are 23 pairs of chromosome in the human body.
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    tarn deep | Contributor-Level 6

    9 years ago
    There are 46 chromosomes. Out of 46, 23 paired chromosomes are sex chromosomes. They are denoted as X and Y. Y is larger than X.

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