The number of autosomal chromosomes present in human beings is _____.

 In humans, each cell normally contains 23 pairs of chromosomes, i.e. a total of 46. 22 of these pairs (44 in number), called autosomes, look the same in both males and females. The 23^rd pair, the sex chromosomes, differ between males and females. Females have two copies of the X chromosome, while males have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome.