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Human Cells have 42 chromosomes Human Sex cells such as womans eggs and male sperm contains 21

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23 chromosomes are inherited from each parent

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Q: How many chromosomes does a human inherit from each parent?
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How many chromosomes do human bodies have?

a human possesses 23 pairs of chromosomes.


When fertilization occurs offspring inherit?

One homologous chromosomes in a pair from each parent


How many chromosomes does a human get from each parent?

Humans get 23 chromosomes from each parent, so 46 total.


In humans how many chromosomes does each parent pass on to their off spring?

23 chromosomes are given from each parent.


How many chromosomes are in a normal human body?

46.The cells of the human body, for example in the liver, brain, and muscles, contain two sets of chromosomes, and are called diploid. There are 23 chromosomes in each set, and we inherit 23 from each parent.


How many chromosomes do they inherit from the parents like is it half or identical?

each parent gives half of its chromosomes, so the offspring will have full amount of chromosomes, two halves.


What is it that a human fertilized egg gets 23 of from each parent?

Chromosomes.


How many chromosomes are there in each human body cell?

There are 46 chromosomes in each human body cell, with 23 chromosomes inherited from each parent. This includes 22 pairs of autosomes and 1 pair of sex chromosomes (XX for females, XY for males).


How many pairs of chromosomes do each parent contribute to the fertilized egg?

Each parent donates 23 chromosomes to his/her child.....23 chromosomes from mother and 23 chromosomes from father makes a total of 46 chromosomes a healthy child.


Why is there 2 copies of 23 chromosomes?

Because each copy comes from one parent. So in total, a human will have 46 chromosomes.


What is the vehicle which transport the chromosomes from each parent to create a new human life?

the sperm and the egg


How many genes for each featuredo you inherit from each parent?

Traits can be determined by a single gene or by multiple genes. Many genes influence the regulation of others and sometimes even hide the existence of some. There isn't an answer to this question.