CELL STRUCTURES AND FUNCTION
CELL DIVISION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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haploid
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diploid
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Any cell with homologous chromosomes is said to be diploid. The diploid number of a cell is commonly abbreviated to 2n, where n is the number of chromosomes. Diploid cells are produced by mitosis and the daughter cells are exact replicas of the parent cell. Examples of diploid cells include skin cells and muscle cells.
Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of diploid cells include blood cells, skin cells and muscle cells. These cells are known as somatic cells.
Detailed explanation-3: -Explanation: Skin cells are diploid (blood, skin, muscle cells, etc.) Sex cells (sperm, egg cells) are haploid cells.
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Most cells in humans are diploid rather than haploid, meaning they have two copies of each chromosome.