How many chromosomes does a diploid human cell contain?

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46.

Because it's the way it is?? Haha, I really don't know how to elaborate it...(^^)

Because the a diploid human cell contain 23 paired chromosomes.
 
46 for diploid(full set). 23 for haploid(half set)

cells with haploid number are sex cells because they need only have to fuse with another sex cell to make a zygote(to a fetus).

somatic cells(body cells other than sex cells) replace each other regularly because they die regularly-thousands a day. somatic cells have a diploid number of chromosomes because the cell needs all of the chromosomes to do it's job properly.

so, sex cells-match up with other sex cells to make full set of chromosomes

and somatic cells replace the old somatic cells-so a full set is needed to make a whole new cell
 
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