AP BIOLOGY

CELL DIVISION

MEIOSIS AND GENETIC VARIATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
True or False:Diploid and haploid are words to describe the amount of genetic material in a cell.
A
True
B
False
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -… Haploid refers to the presence of a single set of chromosomes in an organism’s cells. Sexually reproducing organisms are diploid (having two sets of chromosomes, one from each parent). In humans, only the egg and sperm cells are haploid.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which is a true statement about normal diploid cells? They contain only one chromosome of each homologous pair.

Detailed explanation-3: -Humans are diploid, and most of the body’s cells contain 23 chromosomes pairs. Human gametes (egg and sperm cells), however, contain a single set of chromosomes and are said to be haploid.

Detailed explanation-4: -Diploid refers to the number of complete chromosome sets present in each cell of an organism: diploid cells contain two complete sets. Haploid organisms, on the other hand, only contain one complete chromosome set. Chromosome sets can be altered in meiosis, and occasionally in mitosis.

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