All of the body's nonreproductive cells,called __________,usually have 23 pairs of chromosomes and are thus called __________ cells.
A) germ cells;haploid (n)
B) germ cells;diploid (2n)
C) somatic cells;haploid (n)
D) somatic cells;diploid (2n)

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Somatic cells are the nonreproductive cells in the body and they are diploid, meaning they have two sets of chromosomes (23 pairs). Germ cells, on the other hand, are the reproductive cells and are haploid, meaning they have only one set of chromosomes (23 individual chromosomes).

All of the Body's Nonreproductive Cells,called __________,Usually Have 23 Pairs