AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A cell with one set of chromosomes, such as a gamete, is haploid, referred to as n. Sex cells are haploid. When a haploid sperm (n) and a haploid egg (n) combine, a diploid zygote will be formed (2n).

Detailed explanation-2: -These sex cells are also called reproductive cells or gametes. Sperm cells are produced in men’s testicles and egg cells are produced in women’s ovaries. Sex cells are different from other cells in one special way: Put simply, they only have one half of the total amount of human genetic information.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sex cells have one set of chromosomes; body cells have two. Offspring arise from the union of specialized sex cells — a female egg and a male sperm.

Detailed explanation-4: -Haploid describes a cell that contains a single set of chromosomes. The term haploid can also refer to the number of chromosomes in egg or sperm cells, which are also called gametes.

Detailed explanation-5: -Gametes are an organism’s reproductive cells. They are also referred to as sex cells. Female gametes are called ova or egg cells, and male gametes are called sperm. Gametes are haploid cells, and each cell carries only one copy of each chromosome.