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