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How many chromosomes does a child get from each parent?
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How many chromosomes does a child get from each parent?

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Each parent gives 23 chromosomes, so total it would be 46.
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The offspring gets half of the required chromosomes from each parent. Human parents would give 23 chromosomes to their child as 23 + 23 = 46 chromosomes.
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