Which of the following does not accurately describes a typical human karyotype?

a. 22 pairs of autosomal chromosomes and 1 pair of sex chromosomes are pictured.
b. 46 pairs of chromosomes are arranged from largest to smallest.
c. 23 pairs of chromosomes are arranged from largest to smallest.
d. 2 sex chromosomes and 44 autosomal chromosomes are pictured

A typical human karyotype has 23 types of chromosomes arranged from largest to smallest. In males and females 22 of these chromosomes look exactly the same and they are called autosomes. The 23rd pair of chromosomes is the sex chromosome which differentiates males from females. Females have 2 copies of the x chromosome. Males have a copy of both x and y chromosome to make the 23rd pair. 

Chromosomes can also have abnormalities that result to different conditions and identifiable traits. A most common chromosomal abnormality is the condition called Down Syndrome, where chromosome 21 has a third copy because of an abnormal cell division.

The soviet union beat the us to the first successful launch, with the october 4, 1957, orbiting of sputnik 1, and later beat the us to have the first human in earth orbit, yuri gagarin, on april 12, 1961. the "race" peaked with the july 20, 1969, us landing of the first humans on the moon with apollo 11