In human beings, by the end of meiosis, each egg or sperm has ________ chromosomes.
A) 46 paired
B) 23 unpaired
C) 23 paired
D) 46 unpaired

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Meiosis involves two rounds of cell division, resulting in four daughter cells with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell. In humans, the parent cell has 46 chromosomes (23 pairs). By the end of meiosis, each egg or sperm cell only has 23 unpaired chromosomes, so the correct choice is B.

In Human Beings, by the End of Meiosis, Each Egg