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Question

There are _____ pairs of chromosomes in humans.

  1. 24
  2. 23
  3. 42
  4. 46

hintHint:

46 chromosomes are present after interphase.

The correct answer is: 23


    • Chromosomes carry the units of heredity called genes
    • The number of chromosomes are constant for a particular species
    • All organisms do not have the same number of chromosomes
    • Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes
    • Garden pea has 7 pairs of chromosomes
    • The number of chromosomes become half during meiosis and remain same in daughter cells after mitosis

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