So that on fertilization with the egg, the normal diploid(2n) structure of the normal cells of the body is reattained.
Sperm cells are haploid cells, since they are created through meiosis.
Haploid cells Sex cells Reproductive cells Sperm & oocytes
sperm cells and egg cells
gametes (sperm or ova) are haploid cells
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Sperm cells are haploid as they contain half the original starting material from the parent cell.
Gametes are haploid cells. They are more commonly known as sperm and egg cells.
Somatic (body) cells are diploid. Sex cells (gametes) are haploid.
A typical human male has one set of haploid chromosomes in his sperm cells, which amounts to 23 chromosomes. However, in terms of total haploid cells, a male produces millions of sperm, each containing that single haploid set. Therefore, while a male has one haploid set of chromosomes in each sperm, the total number of haploid sperm cells can be in the millions.
The gametes (sperm and unfertilized egg, or ovum).In humans, body cells are diploid. To form gametes, specialized cells in the gonads (primary spermatocytes in males, and primary oocytes in females) must go through meiosis.Strictly, there are more than two types of cell that are haploid. The cells formed by meiosis I are haploid, and these are (in males) secondary spermatocytes, and (in females) secondary oocytes. These divide (meiosis II) to form more haploid cells that differentiate into the gametes.The secondary spermatocytes, secondary oocytes, and gametes are the only haploid cells in humans. In other organisms, it can be quite another story!
Sperm is haploid, meaning it contains half the number of chromosomes as a normal body cell. This allows the sperm to combine with an egg during fertilization, resulting in a diploid zygote with a complete set of chromosomes.