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24 February, 20:48

What do the terms diploid and haploid mean?

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  1. 24 February, 20:58
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    A diploid cell has a set of chromosomes from both parents. For example a human diploid cell has 46 chromosomes (23 from each parent). These would be somatic (body) cells since there are homologous pairs of chromosomes. A haploid cell would just have the 23 chromosomes. These would be egg and sperm.
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