Concept explainers
To define:
The term diploid.
Introduction:
A cell is the structural, functional, and biological unit of all living organisms. It is smallest unit for life. A cell can be prokaryotic or eukaryotic. Eukaryotic cells contain membrane bound cell organelles, that help in functioning of cellular machinery by carrying out biochemical reactions.
Explanation of Solution
A cell is said to be diploid when it contains paired chromosomes, one from each parent. In humans, all cells except sex cells are diploid in nature. These cells have 23 pair of chromosomes, that is, they contain 46 chromosomes.
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