Originally Posted by
seebok
Hi MacG
If you are able to read the creation account literally, then Adam got all 46 of his chromosomes directly from God.
Your question about Adam having 46 or 92 chromosomes really makes no genetic sense. Since males are xy and females xx, theoretically a female (i.e., Eve) could be created from two 23 chromosome x "bundles" from a male, no extra chromosomes needed.
Now this is important, you can't get xy (male) from xx (female), no matter how you p**** it. So in the case of Christ's conception, the "y" clearly came from somewhere external to Mary. According to Luke, that candidate would be the Father.
I hope this primer has helped you.
Best
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