What is the number associated with a cell that has one copy of each chromosome?

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Santos Burgess

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23 July, 21:39

What is the number associated with a cell that has one copy of each chromosome?

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When referring to cells and their chromosomes, we use N to refer to the haploid number, that is, half of the normal number of chromosomes. 2N refers to the Diploid number, which is the normal number of chromosomes.

In humans, the haploid number: N=23. This number of chromosomes is found in the human sex cells, or the gametes. Meanwhile the diploid number is 46. This the normal number of chromosomes for a human cell.