Biology, asked by nidhisantosh967, 1 year ago

what is the difference between haploid and diploid?

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Answered by captainkhan85
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Diploid and Haploid are the terms very often used in Genetics in context of Genome, chromosomes.

Diploid: Diploid is that carrying two sets of chromosome in genome in nucleus.
               Ex: Human cells like skin, lung etc. are diploid that is they have two sets of chromosomes (23 from each parent) but Gemetic cells like egg and sperm are haploid.

Haploid: Haploid are the cells which contain a single set of chromosomes in genome (chromosomes). Ex: Gemetic cells etc.
A diploid cell can undergo mitosis and meiosis while a haploid cell undergo only meiosis. 
Answered by lmc
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haploid is one set of chromosomes
diploid is 2 sets
in human beings
haploid=23 chromosomes
diploid=46chromosomes
diploid cells are due to mitosis, for growth
where as haploid are due to meiosis, for reproduction
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