Blips: Haploid vs. Diploid

DIPLOID

  • Both sets of chromosomes present 
  • “2n”
  • 46 chromosomes

HAPLOID

  • One set of chromosomes
  • “n”
  • 23 chromosomes

A whole human cell has 46 chromosomes, 23 homologous pairings

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