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A haploid cell contains only one set of [[Chromosome|chromosomes]] and therefore has only one [[Alleles|allele]] of each [[Gene|gene]], this makes [[Organism|organisms ]] | A haploid cell contains only one set of [[Chromosome|chromosomes]] and therefore has only one [[Alleles|allele]] of each [[Gene|gene]], this makes [[Organism|organisms made]] up of haploid cells good for genetic experiment because any [[Mutation|mutations]] in the [[Genome|genome will]] have to be expressed as there are no other alleles to hide behind as there would be in a [[Diploid|diploid cell]]. | ||
In humans [[Gametes|gametes]] are the haploid cells generated by [[Meiosis|meiosis]], this way when fertilization occurs the cell will have a full [[Diploid|diploid]] set of [[Chromosome|chromosomes]]. < | In humans [[Gametes|gametes]] are the haploid cells generated by [[Meiosis|meiosis]], this way when fertilization occurs the cell will have a full [[Diploid|diploid]] set of [[Chromosome|chromosomes]]<ref>Hartl Daniel L., Jones Elizabeth W., (2009), Genetics, Analysis of genes and genomes, 7th edition, Canada, USA: Jones and Bartlet Publishers</ref>. | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:33, 4 December 2016
A haploid cell contains only one set of chromosomes and therefore has only one allele of each gene, this makes organisms made up of haploid cells good for genetic experiment because any mutations in the genome will have to be expressed as there are no other alleles to hide behind as there would be in a diploid cell.
In humans gametes are the haploid cells generated by meiosis, this way when fertilization occurs the cell will have a full diploid set of chromosomes[1].
References
- ↑ Hartl Daniel L., Jones Elizabeth W., (2009), Genetics, Analysis of genes and genomes, 7th edition, Canada, USA: Jones and Bartlet Publishers