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The same reason any creature that uses sexual reproduction: a means to give half of their chromosomes to mix with another half in order to create a genetically diverse offspring.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agobecause if they were diploid, the zygote (2 merged reproductive cells) would be tetraploid (2+2). Humans are diploid, thus their reproductive cells have to be haploid.
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Haploid cells are symbolized by what?
Haploid cells are denoted n, and diploid cells are denoted 2n."n" refers to the set of chromosomes - therefore haploid cells have one set of chromosomes and diploid cells have two sets (pairs of chromosomes). Haploid cells have half the number of chromosomes as diploid cells.
What types of cells are produced from Meiosis?
Haploid cells Sex cells Reproductive cells Sperm & oocytes
What is the function of a haploid cell?
Haploid reproductive cells are called gametes or sex cells if human gametes like human body cells were produced through mitosis each gametes would have 46 chromosomes.
What are haploid and diploid cells?
Somatic (body) cells are diploid. Sex cells (gametes) are haploid.
Are most of the cells in the human body called haploid or diploid?
All cells in the human body that are not gametes (sperm or egg cells) are diploid. Gametes are haploid.
What are cells called with half the genetic information?
Haploid, 1N cells, reproductive cells. Not all haploid cells are reproductive cells
Are reproductive cells haploid cells?
Assuming that this is referring to gametes, so sperm and eggs, yes, reproductive cells are haploid.
What is a haploid reproductive cell that unites with another haploid reproductive cell to for a zygote?
The haploid cells are the sperm and egg cell.
Haploid cells are symbolized by what?
Haploid cells are denoted n, and diploid cells are denoted 2n."n" refers to the set of chromosomes - therefore haploid cells have one set of chromosomes and diploid cells have two sets (pairs of chromosomes). Haploid cells have half the number of chromosomes as diploid cells.
What types of cells are produced from Meiosis?
Haploid cells Sex cells Reproductive cells Sperm & oocytes
Are fingers made of diploid cells or haploid cells?
Fingers are made of diploid cells. Haploid cells are the reproductive cells.
What role does the reproductive system play?
To create haploid cells to make a zygote to create an embryo to create a human.
Which are the reproductive cells?
the haploid cells or the gammet cells are also known as the reproductive cells in animals, they are also known as the sex cells
What is the function of a haploid cell?
Haploid reproductive cells are called gametes or sex cells if human gametes like human body cells were produced through mitosis each gametes would have 46 chromosomes.
Where would you locate haploid cells in a cat?
Presumably a cat's reproductive cells (eggs, sperm) would be haploid.
The haploid reproductive cells found in an organism are known as?
gametes
Reproductive cells have 23 chromosomes. Which term describes this structure?
Haploid
