a sex cell needs to be haploid because it only provides half of the genetic information (half the chromosomes in humans) needed. That is one of the advantages of sexual reproduction, that 2 haploid cells unite to make a genetically different offspring from both parents.
Its a haploid .
A gamete, also called a sex cell, is a haploid cell that participates in fertilization by fusing with another haploid cell.
Fifty percent chromosomes from a diploid cell are put into a haploid sex cell. This is achieved by meiosis.
There are 23 haploid chromosomes in a normal human gamete (sex cell).
A somatic, or body, cell is always, or at least typically, DIPLOID. Haploid cells which result from the process called Meiosis are "gametic", or germ, or sex, cells.
A zygote is diploid, it is formed by the union of a male sex cell (a sperm) and a female sex cell (an ovum) both of which are haploid.
Yes, sex cells are haploid meaning they have half the complement of DNA that a somatic cell would have.
n. Haploid.
23 haploid sex cells
A haploid female sex cell is an egg cell, also known as an ovum. It contains half the number of chromosomes found in a normal body cell and is produced through the process of meiosis in the ovaries. Upon fertilization by a sperm cell, the egg cell's haploid chromosome number combines with the sperm cell's haploid chromosome number to form a diploid zygote.
Meiosis is the process by which haploid sex cells (sperm and egg cells) are produced. During meiosis, a single diploid cell undergoes two rounds of cell division to generate four haploid cells, each containing half the number of chromosomes of the original cell.
There are 23 haploid chromosomes in a normal human gamete (sex cell).