If a cell in your body has 46 chromosomes it is said to benIf a cell in your body has 46 chromosomes it is said to be

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Heidi May

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19 October, 03:20

If a cell in your body has 46 chromosomes it is said to benIf a cell in your body has 46 chromosomes it is said to be

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Lisa Wade · Answer 1

If a cell in your body has 46 chromosomes, it is said to be diploid.

Explanation:

A diploid cell can be described as a cell that has chromosomes present in it in the form of pairs. There are 23 pairs of chromosomes in the autosomal cells of a human body. This means that in total there are 46 chromosomes in the autosomal cells.

However, the sex cells of the humans are haploid. The sex cells of humans have 23 chromosomes. The male and female sex cells unite to form diploid cell.