How many autosomes and sex chromosomes are there in a somatic cell and in a sex cell?

Somatic cells have 22 autosomes and 2 sex chromosomes. Whereas Sex cells have 23 autosomes and 0 sex chromosomes.

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Somatic cells have 44 autosomes and 2 sex chromosomes. Whereas Sex cells have 22 autosomes and 1 sex chromosomes.

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Somatic cells have 46 autosomes and 0 sex chromosomes. Whereas Sex cells have 0 autosomes and 23 sex chromosomes.

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Somatic cells have 44 autosomes and 2 sex chromosomes. Whereas Sex cells have 22 autosomes and 2 sex chromosomes.

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Somatic cells have 44 autosomes and 2 sex chromosomes. Whereas Sex cells have 22 autosomes and 1 sex chromosomes.

Somatic cells have 46 chromosomes – in which 44 are autosomes and 2 are sex chromosomes.

Sex cells have 23 chromosomes – in which 22 are autosomes and 1 is a sex chromosome.

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