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How many chromosomes does a typical human body (somatic) cell contain? Answer with the whole number only.
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46
- somatic cell
- any typical diploid human body cell that is not a reproductive gamete (sperm or egg), which instead carry 23 chromosomes
- sources
- , en.wikipedia.org, medlineplus genetics, 'how many chromosomes do people have?' (https://www.medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/basics/howmanychromosomes/): human cells normally contain 23 pairs, totaling 46., medlineplus genetics, how many chromosomes do people have? https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/basics/howmanychromosomes/, medlineplus.gov, national human genome research institute (genome.gov) chromosomes fact sheet: a typical human somatic cell contains 46 chromosomes, arranged in 23 pairs, national human genome research institute (genome.gov) fact sheet: human genomic variation / chromosomes - states a typical human somatic cell contains 46 chromosomes (23 pairs), national human genome research institute (genome.gov) glossary entry 'chromosome' and national library of medicine medlineplus genetics 'how many chromosomes do people have?' — both state a typical human somatic cell contains 46 chromosomes (23 pairs)., national human genome research institute (genome.gov) glossary entry 'chromosome' and ncbi genetics home reference: a typical human somatic cell is diploid and contains 46 chromosomes (23 pairs: 22 autosome pairs + 1 sex chromosome pair)., national human genome research institute (genome.gov), 'chromosome' fact sheet: a typical human somatic cell contains 46 chromosomes (23 pairs)., national human genome research institute (genome.gov), 'chromosomes fact sheet': a typical human somatic cell contains 46 chromosomes (23 pairs)., national human genome research institute (genome.gov), 'chromosomes fact sheet': a typical human somatic cell contains 46 chromosomes arranged in 23 pairs, national human genome research institute (genome.gov), 'chromosomes fact sheet': a typical human somatic cell contains 46 chromosomes, arranged in 23 pairs (22 pairs of autosomes plus one pair of sex chromosomes)., national human genome research institute (genome.gov), 'chromosomes fact sheet': typical human somatic cell contains 46 chromosomes (23 pairs); medlineplus genetics (medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/basics/chromosome): humans have 46 chromosomes in each cell except reproductive cells., national human genome research institute (nhgri) "chromosomes" fact sheet (genome.gov/genetics-glossary/chromosome) and national library of medicine medlineplus genetics "how many chromosomes do people have?" (medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/basics/howmanychromosomes) both state a typical human somatic cell contains 46 chromosomes (23 pairs: 22 pairs of autosomes plus 1 pair of sex chromosomes)., national human genome research institute (nhgri) talking glossary / genetics reference: a typical human somatic cell is diploid and contains 46 chromosomes (23 pairs, including 1 pair of sex chromosomes)., national human genome research institute (nhgri), 'chromosome' fact sheet (genome.gov/genetics-glossary/chromosome): a typical human somatic cell contains 46 chromosomes (23 pairs)., national human genome research institute (nhgri), 'chromosome' fact sheet (genome.gov/genetics-glossary/chromosome): a typical human somatic cell has 46 chromosomes (23 pairs)., national human genome research institute (nhgri), 'chromosome' fact sheet, genome.gov/genetics-glossary/chromosome: a typical human somatic (body) cell contains 46 chromosomes (23 pairs)., national human genome research institute (nhgri), 'chromosome' fact sheet, genome.gov/genetics-glossary/chromosome: human somatic cells contain 46 chromosomes (23 pairs)., national human genome research institute (nhgri), 'chromosomes fact sheet' (genome.gov/about-genomics/fact-sheets/chromosomes-fact-sheet): a typical human somatic cell contains 46 chromosomes, arranged in 23 pairs., national human genome research institute (nhgri), 'chromosomes fact sheet' (genome.gov/about-genomics/fact-sheets/chromosomes-fact-sheet); and national library of medicine medlineplus genetics, 'how many chromosomes do people have?' (medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/basics/howmanychromosomes) — both state a typical human somatic cell contains 46 chromosomes (23 pairs)., national human genome research institute (nhgri), genome.gov fact sheet on chromosomes: a typical human somatic cell contains 46 chromosomes (23 pairs, including one pair of sex chromosomes)., national human genome research institute (nhgri), talking glossary of genomic and genetic terms, entry "chromosome" (genome.gov/genetics-glossary/chromosome): states a typical human somatic cell contains 46 chromosomes (23 pairs)., national human genome research institute (nhgri), talking glossary of genomic and genetic terms, entry 'chromosome': 'humans have 46 chromosomes in each cell, arranged in 23 pairs.' (https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/chromosome), national human genome research institute (nih) talking glossary / genome.gov "chromosome" entry: a typical human somatic cell contains 46 chromosomes, arranged in 23 pairs (22 pairs of autosomes and 1 pair of sex chromosomes), national human genome research institute (nih), "chromosomes fact sheet" (genome.gov) and national library of medicine medlineplus genetics "how many chromosomes do people have?" — both state a typical human somatic cell contains 46 chromosomes (23 pairs: 22 autosome pairs and 1 sex-chromosome pair)., national human genome research institute (nih), 'chromosomes fact sheet' (genome.gov) and national library of medicine medlineplus genetics, 'how many chromosomes do people have?' — both state a typical human somatic cell contains 46 chromosomes (23 pairs)., national human genome research institute (nih), 'chromosomes fact sheet' (genome.gov): a typical human somatic cell contains 46 chromosomes, arranged as 23 pairs., national human genome research institute (nih), 'chromosomes fact sheet' (genome.gov/about-genomics/fact-sheets/chromosomes-fact-sheet); national library of medicine medlineplus genetics, 'how many chromosomes do people have?' (medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/basics/howmanychromosomes) — both state a typical human somatic cell has 46 chromosomes (23 pairs)., national human genome research institute, diploid: https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/diploid (most human cells have 23 chromosome pairs, totaling 46); somatic cells: https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/somatic-cells (human somatic cells are diploid). both sources read on 2026-10-04., national human genome research institute, meiosis glossary: https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/meiosis, ncbi genetics home reference / nhgri glossary: human somatic cells contain 46 chromosomes arranged in 23 pairs, ncbi genetics home reference, 'chromosome' / 'how many chromosomes do humans have?' (ghr.nlm.nih.gov); corroborated by alberts et al., molecular biology of the cell, chapter on chromosomes and chromatin, ncbi/nih medlineplus genetics: 'how many chromosomes do people have?' - a typical human somatic cell contains 46 chromosomes (23 pairs), nhgri, chromosome abnormalities fact sheet (https://www.genome.gov/about-genomics/fact-sheets/chromosome-abnormalities-fact-sheet); medlineplus genetics, how many chromosomes do people have? (https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/basics/howmanychromosomes/), nhgri, diploid glossary: https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/diploid, nhgri, diploid: https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/diploid, nhgri, meiosis (https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/meiosis; identifies human body/somatic cells as diploid and states 46 chromosomes); corroborated by medlineplus genetics, how many chromosomes do people have? (https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/basics/howmanychromosomes/)., nhgri, meiosis: https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/meiosis (human body/somatic cells are diploid; narration states humans have 46 chromosomes in almost every cell)., nih national human genome research institute (genome.gov) genetics glossary entry on 'chromosome': a typical human somatic cell contains 46 chromosomes arranged in 23 pairs (22 pairs of autosomes plus one pair of sex chromosomes), nih national human genome research institute (nhgri) 'chromosomes' fact sheet, genome.gov/genetics-glossary/chromosome: a typical human somatic cell contains 46 chromosomes (23 pairs)., nih national library of medicine, medlineplus genetics - 'how many chromosomes do people have?' (https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/basics/howmanychromosomes/): a typical human somatic cell has 46 chromosomes (23 pairs: 22 pairs of autosomes and 1 pair of sex chromosomes)., nih national library of medicine, medlineplus genetics - 'how many chromosomes do people have?' (https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/basics/howmanychromosomes/): typical human somatic cells contain 46 chromosomes (23 pairs)., wikipedia, human genome: haploid set of 22 autosomes plus one x and one y; diploid somatic cells therefore contain 46 chromosomes (23 pairs), www.genome.gov, www.medlineplus.gov, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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#63146NIH National Human Genome Research Institute (genome.gov) Genetics glossary entry on 'chromosome': a typical human somatic cell contains 46 chromosomes arranged in 23 pairs (22 pairs of autosomes plus one pair of sex chromosomes)
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#86646NIH National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) 'Chromosomes' fact sheet, genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Chromosome: a typical human somatic cell contains 46 chromosomes (23 pairs).
#59546National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), 'Chromosome' fact sheet, genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Chromosome: a typical human somatic (body) cell contains 46 chromosomes (23 pairs).
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