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All humans have 46 chromosomes (23 pairs). in the nucleus of every single cell in our body, excluding the red blood cell which has no nucleus.
Each pair of chromosomes has certain genetic coding (one set from each parent). Without these chromosomes sperm and eggs wouldn't know what to do in order to form a baby. And if my some miracle they did, that baby's cells wouldn't know what their job is, so just wouldn't function.
Therefore our skin cells wouldn't exists, neither would our bone cells, etc. So we would just stay as a blob of stem cells (only stem cells which can't change into anything else).
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What cells have a complete set of chromosomes?
Diploid cells have a complete set of chromosomes, which means they have two sets of chromosomes - one set inherited from each parent. Diploid cells are found in most cells of the human body, except for gametes (sperm and egg cells) which are haploid and contain only one set of chromosomes.
Does mitosis produce a complete set of the chromosomes?
Yes, during mitosis, the original cell's chromosomes are duplicated and then divided into two daughter cells, each receiving a complete set of chromosomes. This ensures that each daughter cell has the same genetic information as the parent cell.
How many chromosomes in normal human eggs and sperm is the same as in the body cells?
Both normal human eggs and sperm contain 23 chromosomes, which is half of the total number of chromosomes found in other body cells. When a sperm fertilizes an egg, their combined 46 chromosomes create a new organism with a complete set of 46 chromosomes.
How many chromosomes in a complete set?
Chromosomes are condensed DNA within a cell. Strands of DNA(deoxyribonucleic acid) are tightly wound around proteins called histones. These groups of clustered DNA and histones are compacted into a substance known as chromatin. The chromatin condenses into chromosomes. There are 23 pairs of chromosomes within each cell throughout the whole body. This is vital for survival of multicellular organisms as DNA holds the genetic code for the organism and also the information for certain proteins to be produced by the cell. In short, there are 23 pairs of chromosomes in every cell, and chromosomes are made up of DNA - the genetic code.
Will the baby have the characteristics of an egg cell or the body cell?
The baby will have a combination of characteristics from both the egg cell and the body cell. The egg cell contributes half of the genetic material (23 chromosomes) and the body cell contributes the other half (23 chromosomes) to form a complete set (46 chromosomes) in the baby.
The number of chromosomes in sex cells relative to the body cells?
there are half the number of chromosomes in sex cells than in body cells because the sex cell needs to combine with another to complete its set of chromosomes
Do Body cells contain pairs of chromosomes?
Yes. Because a haploid contains 23 chromosomes and in order for it to be a diploid it must have a complete set of chromosomes. Therefor a diploid would be a complete set of chromosomes.
Why isen't fertilization considered to be complete until the nuclei of the two cells join together?
because there needs to be a full set of chromosomes, 46
Is it true that a haploid nucleus has half the number of chromosomes as the parental nucleus as well as one chromosome of each type?
Yes, using humans as examples, gametes, or sex cells, contain 1 complete set of 23 chromosomes, which is half the number in the body cells. The 1 complete set of 23 chromosomes contains genetic material from both parents due to crossing over during prophase I of meiosis. Having one set of chromosomes is said to be haploid. In body cell there are two complete sets of 23 chromosomes. One set comes from each parent. In human body cells there are 46 chromosomes. This condition is said to be diploid.
What cells have a complete set of chromosomes?
Diploid cells have a complete set of chromosomes, which means they have two sets of chromosomes - one set inherited from each parent. Diploid cells are found in most cells of the human body, except for gametes (sperm and egg cells) which are haploid and contain only one set of chromosomes.
Number of chromosomes in a normal human body cell - or genome?
In humans there are 23 pairs, for a total of 46 chromosomes (the complete genome) in each body cell.
Why isn't fertilization considered to be complete until the nuclei of the two cells joined together?
because there needs to be a full set of chromosomes, 46
In plants what is meant by saying that the cells of a sporophyte phase are dipliodor 2n?
it just means that the gamete has a complete set of chromosomes. haploid means that the gamete does not have a complete set of chromosomes and needs another haploid cell (typically this is sperm and egg) to fuze with it and create a zygote with a complete set of chromosomes.
Does mitosis produce a complete set of the chromosomes?
Yes, during mitosis, the original cell's chromosomes are duplicated and then divided into two daughter cells, each receiving a complete set of chromosomes. This ensures that each daughter cell has the same genetic information as the parent cell.
How many chromosomes in normal human eggs and sperm is the same as in the body cells?
Both normal human eggs and sperm contain 23 chromosomes, which is half of the total number of chromosomes found in other body cells. When a sperm fertilizes an egg, their combined 46 chromosomes create a new organism with a complete set of 46 chromosomes.
What do you call a cell with complete set homologous chromosomes?
diploid
How many chromosomes in a complete set?
Chromosomes are condensed DNA within a cell. Strands of DNA(deoxyribonucleic acid) are tightly wound around proteins called histones. These groups of clustered DNA and histones are compacted into a substance known as chromatin. The chromatin condenses into chromosomes. There are 23 pairs of chromosomes within each cell throughout the whole body. This is vital for survival of multicellular organisms as DNA holds the genetic code for the organism and also the information for certain proteins to be produced by the cell. In short, there are 23 pairs of chromosomes in every cell, and chromosomes are made up of DNA - the genetic code.
