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What type of cells contain only one set of chromosomes instead of two?
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Gametes, also called sex cells, or sperm and egg cells, contain only one set of chromosomes.
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Do you body cells of humans have 46 pairs of chromosomes?
A cell that contains both copies of each chromosome is called a Diploid cell.
Sperm and eggs are different other cells in your body?
Yes, sperm and egg cells each only contain half a set of chromosomes, while all other cells contain a full set of chromosomes.
What chromosomes are found in body cells but not sex 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.
Which type of cell division only occurs in organisms whose cells contain chromosomes?
If they are somatic (body cells) then mitosis. If they are germ (sex) cells it is meiosis.
What is the difference between diploid and haploid cells?
Diploid cells contain two complete sets of chromosomes, reproduce by mitosis, and are usually somatic cells. Haploid cells contain one complete set of chromosomes, reproduce by meiosis, and are usually sex cells.
Does each egg and sperm cell contain a full set of 46 chromosomes?
No. These cells contain only half the number of chromosomes as the other cells of the body. Each egg and sperm cell contain only 23 chromosomes.
Which cells contain only sex chromosomes?
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Through the process of meiosis sex cells are produced that are?
Haploid cells, as opposed to diploid cells. Haploid cells contain only 23 chromosomes, but normal diploid cells contain 46 chromosomes.
Do you body cells of humans have 46 pairs of chromosomes?
A cell that contains both copies of each chromosome is called a Diploid cell.
Sperm and eggs are different other cells in your body?
Yes, sperm and egg cells each only contain half a set of chromosomes, while all other cells contain a full set of chromosomes.
The only haploid cells found in humans are?
Reproductive cells or sex cells of an organism contain haploid number of chromosomes. All other body cells (or somatic cells) contain diploid number of chromosomes
What terms describe cells that contain only single set f chromosomes?
a.diploidb.haploidc.mitosisd.meiosis
What are two ways that sex cells differ from other cells?
Chromosomes are basically our DNA combined with structural protein. Sex cells contain chromosomes. Chromosomes are packaged genetic information while sex cells are the means by which people reproduce.
How many chromosomes does a muscle cell have?
A muscle cell has a diploid number of chromosomes, which is 46. The germ cells, such as the sperm and egg, have 23 chromosomes.
What chromosomes are found in body cells but not sex 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.
Do Body cells only have half the total number of chromosomes?
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...
How many chromosomes are in a female grasshopper's egg?
Grasshoppers have 24 chromosomes. Since the sex cells only contain half the amount of chromosomes, each of a female's unfertilized eggs would have 12 chromosomes. Fertilized eggs would contain the full 24.
