Haploid set of chromosomes meaning with diagram?

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Haploid number of chromosomes means having only half of the set of double the chromosome number in diploid organisms. 
For example, Humans have 46 chromosomes which is called as diploid set and represented as 2n = 46, so its haploid number will be just n or 23 and greatly varies depending upon the species.


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Haploid describes a cell that contains a single set of chromosomes. The term haploid can also refer to the number of chromosomes in egg or sperm cells, which are also called gametes. In humans, gametes are haploid cells that contain 23 chromosomes, each of which a one of a chromosome pair that exists in diplod cells. The number of chromosomes in a single set is represented as n, which is also called the haploid number. In humans, n = 23.

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