Question

How many nullisomics are possible if diploid cell has 16 chromosomes?

Answer 1

The term diploid refers to the number of chromosomes found in the nucleus of a regular body cell (liver cell, nerve cell, muscle cell, skin cell, etc.). Regular body cells are sometimes called diploid cells. The prefix 'di' means 2, so a diploid cell contains 2 sets of chromosomes in each, one set from the mother and one set from the father. The term haploid refers to the number of chromosomes found in the nucleus of a sex cell, which is a sperm cell or egg cell. Haploid cells contain half the number of chromosomes as the body cells (haploid=half). If a diploid cell contained 16 chromosomes, 8 from the mother and 8 from the father, then the haploid cell, or sex cell, would contain half as much or 8 chromosomes.