1. which of the following accurately describes a typical human karyotype?
a. 46 pairs of chromosomes are arranged from largest to smallest.
b. 2 sex chromosomes and 44 autosomal chromosomes are pictured.
c. 22 pairs of sex chromosomes and 1 pair of autosomal chromosomes are pictured.

Human cells contain 23 chromosomes and has a total of 46 pairs of chromosomes. The answer is letter A. Depending on the length and morphology, it has seven groups. They are arranged from largest to smallest. It has 22 pairs of homologus chromosomes known as autosomes and 1 pair of sex chromosomes, a total of 23 chromosomes. A male karyotype has a total of 46 chromosomes and gives a pair of XY while a female karyotype has a total of 46 chromosomes and gives a pair of XX. These pairing are responsible to the gender of the offspring.

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