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A normal human body contains ______ pairs of chromosomes and the numbers of sex chromosomes in a sex cell of a human being is _____

A

44,22

B

23,2

C

23,22

D

46,2

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B
A normal human body have 23 pairs of chromosomes i.e., 46 chromosomes. The `23^(rd)` pair is the sex chromosomes which differ for male and female.
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