Middle School

From our previous lesson about cell division (specifically about humans), choose which statement is true:

A. Eggs: 46 chromosomes = haploid = n
B. 2 chromosomes = diploid = 2n
C. 16 chromosomes = haploid = 2n
D. 23 chromosomes = diploid = n
E. 46 chromosomes = diploid = 2n
F. 2 chromosomes = haploid = n
G. 46 chromosomes = diploid = n
H. 23 chromosomes = haploid = 2n

Which one do you pick?

Answer :

In humans, gametes are haploid cells that contain 23 chromosomes
So it’s 23 chromosomes in a haploid cell

Final answer:

The correct statement about human cell division is that a cell with 46 chromosomes is called a diploid (2n), which describes most human body cells except for the haploid gametes (sperm and eggs) which contain 23 chromosomes (n).

Explanation:

In human cells, the terms haploid and diploid refer to the number of chromosome sets present.

Haploid cells (represented as n) have one set of chromosomes, totaling 23 in humans, and these are typically the sex cells, or gametes (sperm and eggs).

Diploid cells (represented as 2n) have two sets of chromosomes, summing up to 46 in humans, which are found in somatic or body cells.

When a haploid sperm (n) and a haploid egg (n) combine during fertilization, a diploid zygote (2n) is formed, which will have 46 chromosomes.

Therefore, the correct answer to the question in the context of human cell division is that 46 chromosomes represent a diploid state, indicated as 2n.

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