Diploid
Sex cells contain half the number of chromosomes that body cells contain.
It has 46 chromosomes because it is a body cell. All body cells have 46 chromosomes except our sex cells, which have 23. Body cells are refered to as 2n, or diploid, while sex cells are just n, or haploid. When sex cells combine they form another regular body cell, because the chromosomes come together.
Reproductive cells, also known as gametes, contain half the number of chromosomes compared to other cells in the body. This is because during sexual reproduction, gametes from two parents combine to form a new individual with a complete set of chromosomes. In humans, for example, gametes contain 23 chromosomes each, while most other cells in the body have 46 chromosomes.
Gametes Have 23 Single Chromosomes, this means at fertilisation the pairs join together to make 23 pairs of Chromosomes. This is because Gametes are unspecialised cells so don't need all the Chromosomes that specialised cells have.
A tribble's body cell typically contains 40 chromosomes.
egg cells and sperm cells
Sex cells (better known as gametes) being product of meiosis have single set (haploid number) of chromosomes whereas body cells have diploid number. Thus, 22 pairs of autosomes and one pair of sex chromosomes (XY), thus 46 chromosomes are present in our body cells. The gametes (sex cells) contain only 23 chromosomes in each.
If the gametes contain 25 chromosomes, the organism will have 50 chromosomes in its body cells. This is because during fertilization, the gametes (sperm and egg) fuse to form a zygote, which will contain a total of 50 chromosomes, with 25 from each parent.
Yes. Because a haploid contains 23 chromosomes and in order for it to be a diploid it must have a complete set of chromosomes. Therefor a diploid would be a complete set of chromosomes.
In terms of chromosomal number, there are two types of cells in the human body.Autosomes, or body cells, have 46 chromosomes (the diploid number)Allosomes, or sex chromosomes, have 23 chromosomes (the haploid number)
Elephants have a diploid number of 56 chromosomes, which means their egg cells (ova) contain half of that number, or 28 chromosomes. This is typical for many species, where egg and sperm cells contain half the number of chromosomes found in somatic (body) cells.
All body cells contain a total number of 46 chromosomes except sex cells (the egg and the sperm) which have half the number of chromosomes (23) no.... body cells or somatic cells have 46 chromosomes which is the diploid chromosome number of homo sapiens... gametes or sex cells have 23 chromosomes which is the haploid chromosome number...