Principles of Anatomy and Physiology 14e with Atlas of the Skeleton Set (14th Edition)

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Chapter 29 - Development and Inheritance - Figure 29.25 - Page 1121: 1

Answer

Each normal human being has 46 chromosomes per body cell. There is one pair of sex chromosomes (X/Xor X/Y) per cell, and 22 pairs (44) of non-sex chromosomes.

Work Step by Step

Another name for non-sex chromosomes is autosomes.
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