AP BIOLOGY

LABORATORY REVIEW

MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Gametes only carry 1 set of chromosomes.
A
True
B
False
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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. In humans, gametes are haploid cells that contain 23 chromosomes, each of which a one of a chromosome pair that exists in diplod cells.

Detailed explanation-2: -Human gametes have 23 chromosomes or one complete set of chromosomes.

Detailed explanation-3: -A haploid cell has only a single set of chromosomes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Definition. Containing one copy of each chromosome. Human gametes (egg and sperm cells) are haploid, containing 22 autosomes and one sex chromosome.

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