NSG 530 STUDY GUIDE Patho Quiz 1(Advanced Pathophysiology)
Study the process of meiosis – specifically what occurs when homologous chromosomes fail to separate Human cell can be categorized into gametes (Sperm & egg cells) and somatic cells, which include all cells other than gametes. Each somatic cell nucleus has 46 chromosomes in 23 pairs. These are diploid cells, and the individual’s father and mother each donate on chromosome per pair. New somatic cells are formed through mitosis and cytokinesis. Gametes are haploid cells: they have only 1 member of each chromosome pair, for a total of 23 chromosomes. Haploid cells are formed from diploid cells by meiosis. A somatic cell has 23 pairs of chromosomes
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