Cell Division - Haploid/Diploid

Question 1

diploid

Answer 1

• Means “two set” referring to the number of chromosomes.
• One set from mom one from dad = 2 sets
  “Somatic” or body cells
• Produced by the process of mitosis
• Represented by the symbol 2N
• In humans this number is 46
• =2(23)

Question 2

haploid

Answer 2

• “Haploid half”
• Means “one set”
• Gametes or sex cells
• Egg and sperm
• Joined together during sexual reproduction to form a new organism.
• Produced by the process of meiosis
• Represented by the symbol N
• For humans this is 23
• =23​​