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Q: A diploid organism contains how many copies of each gene?
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What is tetraploid?

An organism is tetraploid if each autosomal cell contains 4 copies of each chromosome.


What one is diploid and which one is haploid?

Diploid is an organism/cell having normally two copies of each DNA molecule (i.e. chromosome). Haploid is the one having one copy. Therefore, humans are diploid organisms but bacteria are haploid


How many copies of each cell are in cells?

2 one from the mother and one from the father assuming that it is of a diploid organism also if there is no genetic disease such as downs syndrome that could cause multiple copies of genes


Is is an organism or cell with two sets of chromosomes?

I think you are referring to a diploid organism: one that has two of each chromosome.


What is a Cell that has two copies of each chromosone called?

A cell with two copies of each chromosome is called a diploid cell. A cell with one copy is called a haploid cell.


What cell contains two of each kind of chromosomes?

A diploid cell is a cell that contains two copies of each chromosome: one from a maternal source and the other is paternal. This occurs in the process of mitosis or the cell division (also called reproduction) of body cells (any cell except the gametes). Diploid cells and the process of mitosis are responsible for growth, cell replacement, and cell/tissue repair.


If an organism has 16 chromosomes in each of its egg cells the organisms diploid number is 32?

The gamete or haploid cell of an organism contains half as many chromosomes as a diploid body cell. An organism that has 32 chromosomes would produce a gamete with 16 chromosomes.


Which type of eukaryotic cell contains two types of each chromosome?

A cell with two copies of each chromosome is called a diploid cell. A cell with one copy is called a haploid cell.


What is meiosis associated with?

Sexual reproduction took me a while 2 figure it out 2


What is an amphidiploid?

An amphidiploid is an organism with a diploid set of chromosomes from each of its parents.


How many copies of a gene does each somatic cell have?

One. A gamete is a haploid cell containing one copy of each chromosome (23 in humans). Each chromosome contains one copy of each gene. Therefore, a gamete contains one copy of each gene.


What is a good definition for diploid cells?

A cell with pairs of homologous chromosomes. (it has two copies of each chromosome)