Chromosomes, Mitosis & The Cell Cycle

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Chromosomes

The nucleus contains chromosomes, made of DNA molecules. Each chromosome carries a large number of genes
In body cells the chromosomes are found in pairs: humans have 23 pairs, 46 in total. One of each pair came from each parent

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