How are sex cells and somatic cells different?

Answer 1

Somatic cells undergo mitosis and the resulting cells have the same number of chromosomes as the original. Sex cells undergo meiosis and the resulting cells have half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

Answer 2

Hi,

To start with, sex cells and somatic cells have totally different functions.

Sex cells are used entirely for the use of reproduction and somatic cells are what makes up your body and helps you function. Sex cells have 23 chromosomes, and only one set of genetic information that incorporates traits of both you mum and dad. Somatic cells on the other hand have 46 chromosomes and have two sets of genetic information (one from your dad and one from your mum). When these cells divide, they also go through different systems. Sex cells go through meiosis, which is separated into eight steps and results into 4 different cells. Somatic cells go through mitosis which ends up in two daughter cells.

Hope this helped.

Answer 3

A somatic cell is a body cell. It has the diploid number of chromosomes. For example, human somatic cells have 46 chromosomes (in 23 pairs).

A sex cell is a gamete (sperm or egg cell). It has the haploid number of chromosomes. For example, human gametes have 23 chromosomes.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

the sex cell is haploid .While a aomatic cell is diplod

Answer 6

somatic cells have diploid number of chromosomes while sex cells have haploid number of chromosomes