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General Science => General Science => Topic started by: tangoblue on 21/07/2010 01:29:39

Title: What does Haploid & Diploid Mean ?
Post by: tangoblue on 21/07/2010 01:29:39

what does haploid and diploid mean. I get confused...

Title: Re: What does Haploid & Diploid Mean ?
Post by: JnA on 21/07/2010 14:56:04

they are cells.. haploid has one set of chromosomes, diploid has two. You can remember this a couple of ways.. diploid di = two...    or haploid - h = half (the number of chromosomes) 

Title: What does Haploid & Diploid Mean ?
Post by: tangoblue on 21/07/2010 23:29:03

Thanks :)

I find it quite funny that i forgot because i really should have known. lol