Haploid reproductive cells are called gametes or sex cells if human gametes like human body cells were produced through mitosis each gametes would have 46 chromosomes.
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The function of a haploid cell is to participate in sexual reproduction, where it combines with another haploid cell to form a diploid cell containing genetic material from both parents. In humans, haploid cells are sperm cells in males and egg cells in females.
A diploid cell differs from haploid is that the diploid cell has homologous chromosomes as when the haploid cell doesn't have homologous chromosomes.
A diploid cell differs from haploid is that the diploid cell has homologous chromosomes as when the haploid cell doesn't have homologous chromosomes.
a haploid cell
A cell with 12 chromosomes would be haploid. In humans, a haploid cell would have 23 chromosomes.
As a gamete, it's haploid.