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Ah, what a happy little question. We call a cell with only a half set of chromosomes a haploid cell. Just like a single tree can bring beauty to a whole forest, haploid cells play an important role in reproduction and creating genetic diversity. Remember, every cell has its own special purpose in the grand design of life.
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Does each egg and sperm cell contain a full set of 46 chromosomes?
No, each egg and sperm cell contain half the number of chromosomes found in a normal body cell, which is 23. When an egg and a sperm cell combine during fertilization, they create a new cell with the full set of 46 chromosomes.
During normal mitotic cell division a parent cell having four chromosomes will produce two daughter cells containing how many chromosomes?
There will be 23 chromosomes in each daughter cell. This is half the usual amount. This is referred to as hapliod. Since meiosis only occurs to produce eggs and sperm it makes sense that each egg and sperm should contain only half the "usual" amount. Therefore you literally get half your genes from your mother (egg) and half your genes from your father (sperm). Once fused as a zygote (the cell from which the baby will be formed) now has the correct or "usual" number of chromosomes - 46 or 23 pairs.
Which cell contains only a single set of chromosomes?
A single complete set of chromosomes is called a haploid set of chromosomes. It is generally represented by the letter N. In humans for example, there are a total of 46 chromosomes per somatic cell. Since there are two copies of each chromosome. the 2N number for human is 46 and N = 23.
Sex cells called have only one set of chromosomes?
Sex cells called gametes have only one set of chromosomes, containing half the number of chromosomes found in other body cells. This allows for the fusion of two gametes during fertilization to create a new individual with a complete set of chromosomes.
If a sex cell has eight chromosomes how many chromosomes will there be after fertilization?
in a normal human cell there are 46 chromosomes but sex cells only have half these (23) because when the female sex cell and the male sex cell come together and fertilise they add up to 46 (making a human cell which will multiply into a baby human) In your questions state you are only using 8 so a normal cell would have double that (16) to make a baby of that species of animal or plant ect.
What type of cell has only half normal number of chromosomes?
haploid
How is the nucleus of the sperm cell different to the nucleus in the body cell?
a gamete nucleus has only half the number of chromosomes in it than a regular body cell. in humans a regular body cell has 46 chromosomes (23 pairs) in the nucleus, but a gamete ie sperm or egg cell has only 23 chromosomes, which are all unpaired. during fertilization the 23 chromosomes from a sperm and the 23 from the egg cell combine and pair up.
Why must gamete have only half the number of chromosomes found in a body cell?
A gamete will only have one half of the number of chromosomes found in body cells because two gametes have to come together. This means that the two gametes have to have only half of the chromosomes.
Does each egg and sperm cell contain a full set of 46 chromosomes?
No, each egg and sperm cell contain half the number of chromosomes found in a normal body cell, which is 23. When an egg and a sperm cell combine during fertilization, they create a new cell with the full set of 46 chromosomes.
What is a cell containing a single set of chromosomes and therefore only single set of genes is?
A cell containing a single set of chromosomes and therefore only a single set of genes is known as a haploid cell. Haploid cells have one set of chromosomes, which is half the number of chromosomes found in diploid cells.
How number of chromosomes in a cells compare to the number in its sex cells?
The human cell has 46 chromosomes. In the sex cell of a human it has one half that many. So 23 chromosomes from each parent. Different species have different number of chromosomes. This is why you do not have mixes such as a centaur.
What is the only cell in the body that dose not have 46 chromosomes?
the gamete cells/ sex cells have half the original amount of chromosomes as these combine with the gamete cells of the opposite sex to form a off spring with half chromosomes from mother and other half from father
What is the number of chromosomes in daughter cells in humans during meiosis?
Meiosis produces daughter cells with half as many chromosomes as the parent cell. This means that because a normal human cell has 46 chromosomes, a gamete (produced through meiosis) will only contain 23 chromosomes.
Sex cells are an exception to the rule that what?
They have half the chromosomes of regular cells, and they have flagella (they are the only animal cell that does)
How do the product's of meiosis compare to the original cell?
Meiosis results in 4 haploid daughter cells with only half the number of chromosomes of the original cell.
How many chromosomes are in a human nerve cell?
Humans have 46 chromosomes in their nerve cells, unless they have a chromosomal disorder. With the exception of the reproductive cells, which only carry half the chromosomal DNA, all human cells have the same amount of chromosomes.
What do the term diploid and haploid mean?
Diploid: term used to refer to a cell that contains both sets of homologous chromosomes.Haploid: term used to refer to a cell that contains only a single set of chromosomes and therefore only a single set of genes.
