The nurse explains that prior to fertilization each cell is reduced from 46 chromosomes to 23 chromosomes. This is referred to as the __________ number
Diplo or Haplo please?
ANS:
haploid
When each cell reduces its chromosomes from 46 to 23, it is called the haploid number.
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