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Lesson: Chapter 6 — The Structure and Function of Plant and Animal Cells

6.5. Cell growth and cell division 5 of 7

Question 5

The 46 chromosomes of a human body cell consist of how many pairs?

The right answer is the one marked above.

23 pairs. They consist of 23 pairs, the two members of each pair carrying the same genetic information.

Saying 46 pairs would mean 92 chromosomes. 46 is the total; the number of pairs is half of it.

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