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The type of cells that contain 23 single chromosomes are sex cells. The females would carry ova in the ovaries and the males will carry sperm in the testicles.
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What is the usual number of chromosomes within a cell?
Cells are usually diploid and contain two of each chromosome. A normal human cell contains 46 chromosomes, however this number is dependent on the type of organism. For example, dogs have 78 chromosomes and cats have 38 chromosomes.
What type of cells are sex cells?
They are haploid cells. They have one half the number of chromosomes that somatic cells have.
What are diploid cells?
Diploid cells are cells which contain 2 sets of chromosomes, which will later be divided into two sets of 23 chromosomes for each daughter cell. The total will come up to be 46 chromosomes. The other type of cell is a haploid. A haploid is a sex cell which contains 23 chromosomes. Later when the sperm enters the egg, or the egg meets the sperm the two sets of DNA (One from the sperm, and the other from the egg) will pair up to make another cell with 46 chromosomes. Different animals have different amounts of chromosomes. I have bases this answer on human cells.
How does sex cells differ from ordinary cells?
Sex cells, called gametes, are different to other cells in that they contain half the number of chromosomes. So in a human sex cell, there are 23 chromosomes, whereas a normal human cell has 46 chromosomes.
How many of the 46 chromosomes are gametes?
Gametes are a specific class of cell, which contains chromosomes. Gametes are not a type of chromosome. Most cells in the human body are "diploid," which means they contain two copies of the 23 chromosomes, for a total of 46 chromosomes. Of those, two are sex chromosomes: classified as X or Y. Gametes, however, are reproductive cells: egg cells in the female, and sperm cells in the male. Gametes are "haploid," which means they only contain one copy of of the 23 chromosomes, and only one sex chromosome (an X in an egg cell, or an X or Y in a sperm cell).
When a cell contains 1 set of chromosomes what is it called?
Gametes are reproductive cells produced by a type of cell division called meiosis. They contain only one set of chromosomes and are said to be haploid.
What is the usual number of chromosomes within a cell?
Cells are usually diploid and contain two of each chromosome. A normal human cell contains 46 chromosomes, however this number is dependent on the type of organism. For example, dogs have 78 chromosomes and cats have 38 chromosomes.
What type of cells are sex cells?
They are haploid cells. They have one half the number of chromosomes that somatic cells have.
Why is meiosis only for sex cells?
Only diploid cells can undergo meiosis because haploid cells have a single set of chromosomes that can't be furthered reduced. Gametes form through meiosis.
What type of cell has two sets chromosomes?
Diploid cells have two complete sets of chromosomes. The body cells of animals are all diploid. Human diploid cells contain 46 chromosomes.
What are diploid cells?
Diploid cells are cells which contain 2 sets of chromosomes, which will later be divided into two sets of 23 chromosomes for each daughter cell. The total will come up to be 46 chromosomes. The other type of cell is a haploid. A haploid is a sex cell which contains 23 chromosomes. Later when the sperm enters the egg, or the egg meets the sperm the two sets of DNA (One from the sperm, and the other from the egg) will pair up to make another cell with 46 chromosomes. Different animals have different amounts of chromosomes. I have bases this answer on human cells.
What type of cell are chromosomes found?
Chromosomes are found in all cells. They are found inside the nucleus of the cell.
What type of cells are halpoid?
Haploid cells contain half the number of chromosomes as regular cells do. For example, a normal, or diploid, human cell contains 46 chromosomes, but a haploid cell will only contain 23. Most of the cells in your body are diploid cells, and only sex cells, egg or sperm, are haploid. The reason they are haploid is because when they join together to make an embryo, their DNA combines.
What cell type is a diploid?
Diploid cells have two sets of chromosomes, and are body (somatic) cells.
Which type of cells contain a haploid number of chromosomes?
gametes (sperm or ova) are haploid cells
How does sex cells differ from ordinary cells?
Sex cells, called gametes, are different to other cells in that they contain half the number of chromosomes. So in a human sex cell, there are 23 chromosomes, whereas a normal human cell has 46 chromosomes.
When two cells with n number of chromosomes fuse what type of cell result?
A diploid cell. In other words, a cell containing 2n chromosomes.
