haploid vs diploid

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What are gametes?

Gametes are sex cells, such as egg and sperm

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What are somatic cells?

Somatic cells are body cells, such as brain cells, liver cells, and skin cells

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What is fertilization

fertilization is the union of sperm and egg, which creates a zygote

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what is a zygote

when a sperm and an egg cell fuse.

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Compare the number of chromosomes in a gamete to a zygote.

The number of chromosomes in a gamete is half of the number of chromosomes in a zygote. \n Gametes are haploid; a zygote is diploid.

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what is diploid

body cells that have 2 chromosomes

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what is haploid

sex cells that have 1 chomosome

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is sperm or egg cells haploid or diploid

haploid

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is skin cells, brain cells and other body cells haploid or diploid

diploid