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what is hyploid?

A diploid cell is a cell which contains two complete sets of chromosomes. The chromosomes occur in pairs in diploid cell and the diploid chromosomal number is depicted by 2n. For example: In humans the diploid number is 46.

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A haploid cell can be defined as a cell which contains one complete set of chromosomes. The chromosomes do not occur in pairs in haploid cell and the haploid chromosomal number is depicted by n. For example: In humans the haploid number is 23.

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(1) The number ofchromosomesin agameteof anorganism, symbolized byn.

(2) Acellor anorganismhaving half of the number ofchromosomesin somatic cells.

a human germ cell (aspermor aneggcell) is haploid, which means it contains only one of each of the 23chromosomesof the humangenome, or it only has half the diploid (2n) number of a humansomaticcell(which is 46).

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