Human cells have 46 chromosomes (call that 2n, or 2 times n). Now then, if an egg cell + sperm cell = fertilized egg (which becomes a human), how many chromosomes do each have? An egg cell must have 23 chromosomes, and a sperm cell must have 23 chromosomes, because 23 + 23 = 46. When the egg (23) and sperm (23) combine to form a fertilized egg, this egg will now have 46 chromosomes. So human sex cells have n, or 23 chromosomes.
If you mean to distinguish somatic chromosomes from sex chromosomes, then you have 22 pairs of somatic chromosomes plus one pair of sex chromosomes, for a total of 46 chromosomes.
Body cells (somatic cells) make up the tissues and organs of the body and have a full set of chromosomes (2n). Sex cells (gametes) are specialized cells involved in sexual reproduction, having half the number of chromosomes (n) to combine with another sex cell to form a new organism. Body cells are diploid, while sex cells are haploid.
the body cell function is mitotic the sex cell function is reproduction in the meiosis the body cell is made of of organs muscle skin and the sex cell involves the male sperm and the egg of female each having 23 chromosomes the body cell function is mitotic the sex cell function is reproduction in the meiosis the body cell is made of of organs muscle skin and the sex cell involves the male sperm and the egg of female each having 23 chromosomes
that on is eggs and sperm and on is not so yea that on is eggs and sperm and on is not so yea germ cells are haploid cells involved in reproduction like eggs and sperm somatic cells are diploid cells that are not involved with reproduction i.e. skin cells, heart cells, nerve cells, muscle cells ect...
Because the sex cells have 26 chromosomes and the other cells have 46 chromosomes and 23 chromosome pairs.
sex cells have 1/2 the number of chromosomes
Body Cells range from doing work as a heart cell to being a liver cells. Body cells have 46 chromosomes.
Sex cells (germ Cells) are only used for reproduction, are the ovum in woman and the sperm in a man.
Sex cells have 23 chromosomes, so that they can be matched up with another sex cell to form a body cell.
Sex cells (sperm and egg) differ from body cells in that they do not have a full set of chromosomes. Sex cells are haploid, meaning they only have one set of chromosomes, while body cells are diploid, with two sets of chromosomes. This difference allows sex cells to combine during fertilization to create a genetically diverse offspring.
Sex cells have half the number of chromosomes as body cells, so if the body cells have 12 chromosomes, the sex cells will have 6 chromosomes. This reduction occurs through the process of meiosis, where the chromosome number is halved to ensure proper genetic information is passed on during sexual reproduction.
Mutations in sex cells can be passed on to children. Mutations in sex cells only affect offspring. Mutations in sex cells do not affect the organism.
Body cells typically have a diploid number of chromosomes, meaning they have two sets of chromosomes. Sex cells, or gametes, have a haploid number of chromosomes, meaning they have one set of chromosomes. This allows for the correct number of chromosomes to be restored upon fertilization.
If the body cells have 10 chromosomes, the sex cells produced during meiosis would have 5 chromosomes. This is because meiosis involves two rounds of cell division, resulting in cells with half the number of chromosomes as the original body cells.
Sex cells (sperm and egg) differ from body cells in that they do not have a full set of chromosomes. Sex cells are haploid, meaning they only have one set of chromosomes, while body cells are diploid, with two sets of chromosomes. This difference allows sex cells to combine during fertilization to create a genetically diverse offspring.
Haploid cells only have half the necessary amount of DNA (sex cells). Diploid cells have a full set of DNA (body cells).
Body cells. Meiosis deals with sex cells
Cause body cells have twice the chromosomes a sex cell has Body cells have 46 chromosomes and sex cells have 23 chromosomes.
Sperm and eggs each only have half a set of DNA, whereas all other cells contain a full set.
Either sex cells or body cells. Sex cells perform mieosis, and body cels perform mitosis.
Body cells or somatic cells have a full number of chromosomes while sex cells have one half the number.
Sex cells.
No, somatic (non-sex) cells have twice the number of chromosomes that sex cells have.
Autosomes are non-sex chromosomes found in the nucleus of a cell, while sex cells (sperm and egg cells) are specialized cells involved in sexual reproduction that carry half the number of chromosomes as normal cells. Autosomes are responsible for determining an individual's traits and characteristics, whereas sex cells determine the genetic sex of an individual.
Sex cells (germ cells) and somatic (body cells) cells
Meiosis is the division of sex cells and mitosis is the division of body cells