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Gametes, also called sex cells, or sperm and egg cells, contain only one set of chromosomes.

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Do you body cells of humans have 46 pairs of chromosomes?

A cell that contains both copies of each chromosome is called a Diploid cell.


What is the difference between a diploid cell and a haploid?

A diploid cell has two sets of chromosomes, one set from each parent, while a haploid cell has only one set of chromosomes. Diploid cells are found in most somatic cells in the body, while haploid cells are typically only found in sex cells (sperm and egg).


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 chromosomes are found in body cells but not sex cells?

Sex cells (better known as gametes) being product of meiosis have single set (haploid number) of chromosomes whereas body cells have diploid number. Thus, 22 pairs of autosomes and one pair of sex chromosomes (XY), thus 46 chromosomes are present in our body cells. The gametes (sex cells) contain only 23 chromosomes in each.


Which type of cell division only occurs in organisms whose cells contain chromosomes?

Mitosis is the type of cell division that only occurs in organisms whose cells contain chromosomes. It is responsible for the duplication and distribution of genetic material to daughter cells during growth and repair processes.

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Are homologous chromosomes present in diploid or haploid cells?

Homologous chromosomes are present in diploid cells, which contain two sets of chromosomes (one inherited from each parent). In contrast, haploid cells contain only one set of chromosomes.


Through the process of meiosis sex cells are produced that are?

Haploid cells, as opposed to diploid cells. Haploid cells contain only 23 chromosomes, but normal diploid cells contain 46 chromosomes.


Do you body cells of humans have 46 pairs of chromosomes?

A cell that contains both copies of each chromosome is called a Diploid cell.


What terms describe cells that contain only single set f chromosomes?

a.diploidb.haploidc.mitosisd.meiosis


Which human cells never have 23 pairs of chromosomes?

Human sex cells which only have a haploid number of chromosomes. 23 total chromosomes. Red blood cells have no chromosomes also.


The only haploid cells found in humans are?

The only haploid cells found in humans are the gametes, which are the sperm in males and the eggs in females. These cells contain half the usual number of chromosomes (23 in humans) and are produced through meiosis in the reproductive organs.


What is the difference between a diploid cell and a haploid?

A diploid cell has two sets of chromosomes, one set from each parent, while a haploid cell has only one set of chromosomes. Diploid cells are found in most somatic cells in the body, while haploid cells are typically only found in sex cells (sperm and egg).


Do chromosomes only occur in egg and sperm cells?

No, chromosomes are present in almost all cells of an organism. However, they are most readily observed in egg and sperm cells during sexual reproduction because they contain a single set of 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 are two ways that sex cells differ from other cells?

Chromosomes are basically our DNA combined with structural protein. Sex cells contain chromosomes. Chromosomes are packaged genetic information while sex cells are the means by which people reproduce.


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.