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What are the two types of cells in your body and how do they relate to the terms of haploid and diploid?
gametes and somatic cells???? gametes are haploid, which is half(23) of the normal human total(46). Somatic cells, are all other body cells and contain 46, or 23 pairs/sets of chromosomes.....Gametes are only used for reproduction, and are thus found in a fertile's body reproduction system...
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What do terms diploid and haploid mean?
Haploid cell has half of the normal number of chromosomes the reproductive cell has. Diploid cell refers when the cells has two alleles of a gene.
What is the difference on diploid and haploid cells?
Diploid and haploid are terms used to describe how many chromosomes are in a cell. Haploid or "n" represents half and Diploid or "2n" represents 2 times the n amount. For examples, in human haploid is n=23 chromosomes while diploid is 2n or 2(23) or total of 46 chromosomes.
Does haploid and diploid have to do with the cell cycle?
Haploid and diploid refer to the number of sets of chromosomes in a cell. Haploid cells have one set of chromosomes, while diploid cells have two sets. The cell cycle is the process by which a cell grows and divides, which can involve duplication and distribution of chromosomes, but the terms haploid and diploid are about the number of chromosome sets, not the cell cycle itself.
Are gametes haploid or diploid in terms of their genetic composition?
Gametes are haploid in terms of their genetic composition.
How can you compare and contrast the terms haploid and diploid?
Diploid means to contain two sets of chromosomes. This is what the somatic (non-sex) cells of most organisms are. Haploid means to contain half the number of chromosomes of a diploid cell. This is what gametes (sex cells - sperm/egg) are.
In terms of chromosomes which of these cells is different nerve cell skin cell sperm cell or bone cell?
Sperm cell, as it's haploid (23 chromosomes) as opposed to diploid (46 chromosomes).
What is it meant by haploid and diploid number of chromosomes?
Haploid and diploid are terms which refer to the number of copies of a chromosome that are found in the genome of an organism. In humans, for example, there are two copies of each (of our 23) chromosomes. Thus, we are diploid. If there is only one copy of a chromosome, this is called haploid. Human sex cells as well as most plant sex cells (sperm/ pollen, ovum/ oval) are haploid. This is how you end up with a complement of chromosomes that is half your father's, half your mother's. Two haploid cells come together to form a diploid cell, and this cell eventually becomes a person. Diploid is a full set of chromosomes inherited from both parents. In humans this would be 46 chromosomes, or 23 pairs in, mostly, somatic cells. Haploid is half this number of chromosomes and is the result of meiosis, where as diploid is the result of normal cellular mitosis (as well as the result of fertilization). In genetic notation haploid is depicted with "n" and diploid "2n"
How are haploid and diploid related to mitosis and meiosis?
Meiosis in simple terms is the process by which gametes (sperm and egg) fuse together to produce a fertilised egg. Haploid is a word that refers to how many chromosomes a certain cell has. In this case the gametes have a haploid number of chromosomes, which is half the number a normal cell has. A normal cell has a diploid number of chromosomes. So in meiosis the two gametes come together with their hapoid number of chromosomes each to create an egg that has a diploid (standard) number of chromosomes.
What is the result of meiosis in terms of genetic variation and the formation of haploid cells?
The result of meiosis is the formation of haploid cells with genetic variation. Meiosis creates four haploid cells, each with a unique combination of genetic material due to processes like crossing over and independent assortment.
What does atternation of generation mean?
It is a type of life cycle found in some algae, fungi, and all plants where an organism alternates between a haploid (n) gametophyte generation and a diploid (2n) sporophyte generation. A diploid plant (sporophyte) produces, by meiosis, a spore that gives rise to a multicellular, haploid pollen grain (gametophyte). It once was called hydrogen power. In more simple terms, it is a life cycle in which there is both a multicellular diploid form, and a multicellular haploid form.
What are the key differences between meiosis 1 and mitosis in terms of their processes and outcomes?
In meiosis 1, the cell undergoes two rounds of division, resulting in the formation of four haploid daughter cells with genetic variation. Mitosis, on the other hand, involves one round of division and produces two identical diploid daughter cells.
What is the end result of fertilization in terms of chromosomes numbers?
It depends on the organism in question. Take humans for example. A somatic (body) cell has 46 chromosomes (23 pairs). This is called the diploid number of chromosomes. A human gamete has only one copy of each chromosome and so only has 23 chromosomes. During fertilisation, the two haploid gametes fuse and produce a diploid zygote, so the cell produced as a product of fertilisation has the diploid number of chromosomes (double the haploid number).
