Dr. johnson organismal biology Study guides, Study notes & Summaries

ploidy indicates the number of complete sets it contains What is the difference between haploid, diploid and polyploid? - haploid (n) the number of distinct types of chromosomes present (ex: humans & fungi) - diploid (2n) are organisms that have two homologs of each chromosome and have two alleles for each gene (ex: humans) - polyploid are organism with three or more sets (ex: plants) How does understanding what homologous pairs of chromosomes are to help us understand how the overal...

ploidy indicates the number of complete sets it contains What is the difference between haploid, diploid and polyploid? - haploid (n) the number of distinct types of chromosomes present (ex: humans & fungi) - diploid (2n) are organisms that have two homologs of each chromosome and have two alleles for each gene (ex: humans) - polyploid are organism with three or more sets (ex: plants)

What is the difference between haploid, diploid and polyploid? - haploid (n) the number of distinct types of chromosomes present (ex: humans & fungi) - diploid (2n) are organisms that have two homologs of each chromosome and have two alleles for each gene (ex: humans) - polyploid are organism with three or more sets (ex: plants) How does understanding what homologous pairs of chromosomes are to help us understand how the overall genetic diversity of a cell is reduced during meiosis? it ...