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Published on: August 21, 2026
The human chromosome with the highest and least number of genes in them are respectively:
A
Chromosome 21 and 
B
Chromosome 1 and 
C
Chromosome 1 and 
D
Chromosome 
and 
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In humans, chromosome 1 has highest genes (2968 approx.) and the Y has the fewest ( 231 approx.) genes.
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