Each cell usually has 23 pairs of chromosomes

23 pairs = a total of 46 Chromosomes

One chromosome in each pair is from your father and the other chromosome in each pair is from your mother.

They are numbered 1 – 22, plus a pair of sex Chromosomes

XX for a girl
XY for a boy

We are interested in the pair of Chromosomes #20.

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