NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Diploid is a term that refers to the presence of two complete sets of chromosomes in an organism’s cells, with each parent contributing a chromosome to each pair. Humans are diploid, and most of the body’s cells contain 23 chromosomes pairs.

Detailed explanation-2: -Each chromosome in a diploid cell has two copies, which are arranged in homologous pairs. These homologous pairs are not identical, but they do ‘match, ’ meaning the chromosomes have the same genes in the same loci and are the same size and shape as one another.

Detailed explanation-3: -Definition. 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-4: -Because each chromosome has a pair, these cells are called “diploid” cells. On the other hand, human sperm and egg cells have only 23 chromosomes, or half the chromosomes of a diploid cell.

Detailed explanation-5: -Cells with homologous chromosomes are diploid. Reproductive cells, called gametes, are different. They contain only half the full number of chromosomes-one chromosome from each pair. These cells are haploid.