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No gametes or sex cells each have 23 chromosomes. Meaning that a sperm would have 23 chromosomes (not pairs) and an egg would have 23 (also not pairs), which are called haploid cells. So when united, they pair and have 23 pairs of chromosomes, or 46 chromosomes.

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No, not all cells contain forty-six chromosomes. For example, gametes (sperm and egg cells) have 23 chromosomes, which combine during fertilization to form a cell with 46 chromosomes. Additionally, some cells in the body, like red blood cells, do not have any chromosomes.

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No. Chromosome number varies with species. Gorillas have 48 chromosomes in their somatic cells, elephants have 56 while the bacterium Escherichia coli has only 1 chromosome.

Even in the human body, though, not all cells have 46 chromosomes. The gametes (sperm and egg cells) are haploid and contain 23 chromosomes (if they have correctly formed).

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