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Number of chromosomes in chimpanzee

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Evolutionarily speaking, why do humans have 46 chromosomes. In humans, each cell normally contains 23 pairs of chromosomes, for a total of 46. Monkeys, chimpanzees, and Apes have 24 pairs (twenty-four pairs), for a total of 48.
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is this the question or what
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