What is diploid? Explain with the help of example?

Q: Why is meiosis called a reduction division process? Explain what is reduced and what is divided.

A: cell division is a fundamental process in living organisms . it is of two types mitosis and meiosis…

Q: What causes Euploidy?

A: In eukaryotes there are two kinds of cell, gametic cells and somatic cells. The somatic cell…

Q: In a comparison of the stages of meiosis to the stages of mitosis, which stages are unique ... to…

A: Meiosis is a cell division in which diploid cells divide to produce haploid cells. Mitosis is an…

Q: What do the colored bands on chromosomes in a karyotype represent?

A: Chromosomes can be defined as the thread-like structures which is located inside the nucleus of…

Q: How is the concept ofchromosome related to theconcept of the gene?

A: Chromosomes are formed by the wrapping of the nucleic acid (DNA) with proteins. The chromosomes are…

Q: What is the chromosome number of the cell shown in the figure?

A: Chromosome contains two chromatin fibers/chromatids.

Q: Are daughter cells haploid or diploid?

A: Cell is the smallest structural and, functional unit of life. It is simple machinery that houses all…

Q: An important function of meiosis is to reduce the chromosome number to exactly half. How is this…

A: Meiosis: Meiosis is a form of cell division that produces four gamete cells by reducing the number…

Q: Why are triploid plants infertile?

A: The plants with three sets of chromosomes called triploid (3n) plants. These plants morphologically…

Q: How does the law of segregation reflect the events of meiosis?

A: Law of segregation: This is one of the laws of Gregor Mendels Law of Inheritance. This law says that…

Q: What are chromosomal disorders? Also gives a suitable example.

A: The chromosomes are thread-like structure located in the nuclei of both plant and animal cells. They…

Q: Explain the meaning of diploid.

A: The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of our body. It carries out many functions in…

Q: what are  hexaploid species?

A: Polyploidy  is a condition in which there are more than two set of chromosomes(2N). 3N is triploid (…

Q: Which of the following is true of polyploidy?

A: The option b is true i. e., polyploidy occurs in specialized cell types in many organisms.  The…

Q: Which classification is based on chromosome number?

A: Chromosomes are long thread like structures present in the nucleus of all the cells. The DNA…

Q: What is haploid (n) ?

A: The gametes of an organism consist of half the chromosomes that are normally found in diploid body…

Q: What is meant by Euploidy?

A: Chromosomes are the thread like structures present in the genetic material. They contain genes and…

Q: What causes Tetraploidy?

A: Tetraploidy is a particularly rare chromosomal aberration, polyploidy, when an affected individual…

Q: What are meiosis1 with example?

A: Meiosis is a type of cell division in which a parent cell divides into four genetically different…

Q: What is the Law of Independent Assortment and how does this “law” relate to meiosis?

A: Introduction :- The alleles of two (or more) distinct genes are sorted into gametes independently of…

Q: For an organism with a diploid number of 6, how are the chromosomes arranged during metaphase?

A: Cell development and division of DNA and cells form a cell cycle. Genetically regulated events…

Q: what are genotype and phentype are?

A: Genotype refers to the alleles that are inherited from the parents. Phenotype refers to the physical…

Q: what are aneuploids?

A: Chromosome is the tread-like appearance of the nucleic acids and protein molecules present in the…

Q: What are trans-heterozygotes? Explain with examples

A: Heterozygote is a cell, which possess two different alleles for a specific gene in diploid organism.

Q: What is the difference between the haploid and diploid number?

A: Ploidy It gives the information about the number of sets of chromosomes found in the nucleus.…

Q: The diploid chromosome number of an organisms is 8. How many of each of the following are present in…

A: Every organism has a fixed number of chromosomes. The number of chromosomes remains constant for a…

Q: What causes Autopolyploidy?

A: The autopolyploidy is a special type of euploidy under which an additional set of chromosomes is…

Q: what are allopolyploids.?

A: Every organism contains a definite amount of chromosomes, made up of DNA and protein, and is passed…

Q: Do phylogenetically proximal species have cells with proximal chromosome counts?

A: Phylogenetically proximal species are the species that close on the phylogenetic trees and had the…

Q: What is Allotetraploid?

A: Chromosomes are long thread-like structures that carry coded genetic information in the form of DNA.…

Q: What causes polyploidy?

A: Heredity as we know is the passing on of traits from parents onto their offsprings. Organisms that…

Q: If the genotype of an organism is RRRRBBbb, the ploidy is?

A: The term "ploidy" is used to define the number of chromosomes in a biological cell. For e.g, A…

Q: In polyploid organisms, what does n refers to .?

A: Ploidy refers to the number of sets of chromosomes that are present in a cell and hence determining…

Q: ain the term is Euploidy?

A: Almost every cell in our body has twenty-three pairs of chromosomes, for a complete of forty-six…

Q: What is a sex pilus and which cell type, F- or F+,would produce this structure?

A: The transfer of the genetic material from one bacterium to another through direct contact is termed…

Q: What are noninformative matings. ?

A: The mating that reveals the inheritance or linkage relationships of a gene or an allele are…

Q: How is the mating type of a yeast cell determined?

A: The yeast is a single celled eukaryote that exhibit both diploid and haploid mode. The mating of…

Q: what are autopolyploids?

A: Chromosomes are structures in the nucleus of eukaryotes that carry genes. Animals and plants have…

Q: If the parent diploid cell starts with 12 Chromosome and undergoes mitosis, then how many will the…

A: Cell division is a process by which cells multiply themselves and it involves both cytoplasmic and…

Q: What is the formula for a female with a Philadelphia chromosome?

A: Hi, Thanks For Your Question.  Answer : The Philadelphia chromosome Is A Specific Genetic…

Q: Why some Autopolyploids are sterile?

A: Ploidy level of an organism represent the set of chromosomes in it. Diploid means complete set of…

Q: if a parent cell with a diploid number of 12 or two divide by meiosis each daughter cell would have…

A: Introduction: The production of offspring by sexual reproduction includes the fusion of two gametes,…

Q: Are sister chromatids homologous?

A: Chromatids are each of the two threadlike strands into which a chromosome divides longitudinally…

Q: What is the haploid and diploid chromosome number in the cell below?

A: Haploid chromosome is defined as one set of chromosome. In humans there are 23 pairs of chromosomes.…

Q: What are two important events that happen in meiosis but not mitosis that contribute to genetic…

A: A series of event that occurs in a cell to make it ready for the division is the cell cycle.  There…

Q: Explain Testcrosses with dihybrids?

A: Dihybrid cross- when we cross two parents differ in two pairs contrasting character traits (for…