Human cells contain 23 chromosomes and has a total of 46
pairs of chromosomes. 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.
