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Which of the following does not accurately describes a typical human karyotype?

A. 23 pairs of chromosomes are arranged from largest to smallest.
B. 2 sex chromosomes and 44 autosomal chromosomes are pictured.
C. 22 pairs of autosomal chromosomes and 1 pair of sex chromosomes are pictured.
D. 46 pairs of chromosomes are arranged from largest to smallest.

User Massey
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These all are worded wrong... (Humans have 23 normal chromosomes that are in pairs of 2 so thats where 46 comes from)
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