how many chromosomes are in a typical human body call?
<answer> In each body cell there are 23 pairs of chromosomes so therefore 46 overall in each cell. <context> in each body cell there are 23 pairs of chromosomes so therefore 46 overall in each cell. one of each pair comes from the mother and the other comes from the father. however sex cells (gametes) only contain 23 chromosomes because they contain half the genetic information of a normal cell.