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Standard X
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Chromatin
The nuclear g...
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The nuclear genome of a human cell contains how many chromosomes?

A
40
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23
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46
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42
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Solution

The correct option is B 23
A genome is the complete genetic representation of an organism. For eukaryotes it is the haploid set of chromosomes,for example 23 in humans, while for prokaryotes it is represented by the nucleoid.
So, the correct answer is '23'

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