23. Germ cells (sperm and egg cells) are haploid, which is to say they possess half of the total number of chromosomes found in somatic cells. Somatic cells in humans have two sets of 23 unique chromosomes for a total of 46 chromosomes.
A muscle cell has a diploid number of chromosomes, which is 46. The germ cells, such as the sperm and egg, have 23 chromosomes.
A tetraploid potato cell would contain four sets of chromosomes, so a gametic cell would contain half that amount, which is two sets (diploid). This means a tetraploid potato gametic cell would contain 48 chromosomes.
Each sperm cell will contain n chromosomes, which is half the number of chromosomes in the original cell.
A sex cell contains half the number of chromosomes found in a somatic (normal) cell. Therefore a human sex cell would contain 23 chromosomes.
Non-somatic cells, such as germ cells (sperm and egg cells), have half the number of chromosomes compared to somatic cells. In humans, somatic cells have 46 chromosomes, while germ cells have 23 chromosomes.
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How many chromosomes does each new cell contain after mitosis if the original cell had 52 original cell chromosomes?
The sperm cell contains 23 chromosomes.
How many chromosomes does each new cell contain after mitosis if the original cell had 52 original cell chromosomes?
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A muscle cell has a diploid number of chromosomes, which is 46. The germ cells, such as the sperm and egg, have 23 chromosomes.
A tetraploid potato cell would contain four sets of chromosomes, so a gametic cell would contain half that amount, which is two sets (diploid). This means a tetraploid potato gametic cell would contain 48 chromosomes.