NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The number of chromosomes in a single set is represented as n, which is also called the haploid number. In humans, n = 23. Gametes contain half the chromosomes contained in normal diploid cells of the body, which are also known as somatic cells.

Detailed explanation-2: -Haploid cells contain only one set of Chromosomes (n). Diploid, as the name indicates, contains two sets of chromosomes (2n).

Detailed explanation-3: -The total number of chromosomes in diploid cells is described as 2n, which is twice the number of chromosomes in a haploid cell (n).

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -During meiosis, the ploidy is reduced from diploid (2n) to haploid (1n) in production of eggs and sperm.