AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Definition. Diploid is a term that refers to the presence of two complete sets of chromosomes in an organism’s cells, with each parent contributing a chromosome to each pair. Humans are diploid, and most of the body’s cells contain 23 chromosomes pairs.

Detailed explanation-2: -Definition. A cell containing two copies of each chromosome is referred to as a ‘diploid cell’; human somatic cells are diploid: they contain 46 chromosomes, 22 pairs of autosomes and a pair of sex chromosomes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mitosis is the process by which most cells in the body divide, involves a single round of cell division, and produces two identical, diploid daughter cells.

Detailed explanation-4: -The name given to one of two paired chromosomes, one from each parent that carries genes for a specific trait at the same location is called a homologous chromosome. Humans receive 23 chromosomes from each parent, equaling 46 chromosomes in total.

Detailed explanation-5: -A cell that contains two haploid sets of chromosomes is called diploid. Cells that are diploid in human cells are somatic cells. In contrast, haploid cells only contain one pair of chromosomes. An example of a haploid cell is a gamete.