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What is the number of chromosomes present in an oocyte?(a) 46(b) 23(c) 21(d) 48I got this question in an online interview.My enquiry is from Cell in section Cell : The Unit of Life of Biology – Class 11

Answer» RIGHT option is (b) 23

To explain I WOULD say: A single HUMAN cell has APPROXIMATELY two metre LONG thread of DNA. This DNA is distributed among its forty-six (twenty-three pairs) chromosomes. Since, the oocyte is haploid, it contains 23 chromosomes.


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