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If he each normal body cell of a human contains forty-six chromosomes then the number of chromosomes in a human egg will be

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Germ cells have only half the number of chromosomes as a diploid cell one of each pair - and are termed haploid (n). In a human egg or sperm, there are 23 chromosomes, one of which is an X or Y.Feb 16, 2000
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The answer is 23 chromosomes

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