Question

A normal human body cell has a total of ___ chromosomes:
___ chromosomes come from the mother and ___ chromosomes come from the father.
A. 23, 11, 12
B. 23, 12, 11
C. 46, 23, 23
D. 50, 25, 25

Answer 1

Our body cells each have 46 chromosomes.

We get half from our mother,
and half from our father.

Half of 46 is 23.

Answer 2

Answer is the third choice, or C.