Male has 23 pairs of chromosomes and female has 23 pairs of chromosomes. Then why doesn’t an offspring have 46 pairs of chromosomes which is obtained by the fusion of these two eggs.
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Male has 23 pairs of chromosomes and female has 23 pairs of chromosomes. Then why doesn’t an offspring have 46 pairs of chromosomes which is obtained by the fusion of these two eggs.
A human has 23 pairs of chromosomes in their cells, for a total of 46 chromosomes. These pairs are not identical; they carry different genes.
When a baby is conceived, it inherits 23 chromosomes from its mother’s egg and 23 chromosomes from its father’s sperm. So, the baby ends up with 23 + 23 = 46 individual chromosomes.
These chromosomes carry the genetic information that determines the baby’s traits, like eye color, hair type, and other characteristics. They come together during fertilization to create a unique combination of genes that make each person special. So, it’s not 46 pairs of chromosomes; it’s 46 individual chromosomes that combine to form the baby’s genetic makeup.