What is the number of chromosomes found in a parent cell?

Answer: germ cells contain a set of 46 chromosomes (23 paternal and 23 maternal chromosomes)

Germ cells contain a complete set of 46 chromosomes (23 maternal chromosomes and 23 paternal chromosomes). By the end of meiosis, the resulting reproductive cells, or gametes, each have 23 genetically unique chromosomes. The overall process of meiosis produces four daughter cells from one single parent cell