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Sex cells contain half the number of chromosomes that body cells contain.

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Difference between monoploid and haploid?

Haploid number (n) is the number of chromosomes in a gemeetes of an individual. Monoploid Number (x) is the number of unique chromosomes in a single complete set. Dr. Wahied Khawar Balwan


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Human sex cells.


What is the cell that results from fertilization?

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What portion of the sperm cell contains the 23 chromosomes?

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Does meiosis or mitosis have daughter cells with the same number and types of chromosomes as the mother cell?

Mitosis, of course.


How many number of chromosomes do hibiscus plant have?

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All types of cell except the gametes have a nucleus that contain 46 arranged in 23 pairs?

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