WBCS.LIVE practice question

How many total chromosomes are present in a normal, healthy human somatic cell?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. 23
  2. 44
  3. 48
  4. 46

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: 46

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: D) 46 šŸ“š Explanation: Human somatic (body) cells contain 46 chromosomes, arranged in 23 pairs. One set of 23 comes from the mother and the other set of 23 comes from the father. This includes 22 pairs of autosomes and one pair of sex chromosomes (XX for females and XY for males), which together carry all the genetic instructions for the individual.