EduNinja• Describe a diploid nucleus as a nucleus containing two sets of chromosomes
The Indian muntjac deer, Muntiacus muntjak, is recorded as the mammal with the lowest number of chromosomes.
Fig. 2.1 is an image of the chromosomes in the nucleus of a diploid cell of a female muntjac deer.
Fig. 2.1
State the diploid number of chromosomes for the female muntjac deer.
The diploid number in Ovis aries (sheep) is 54.
How many chromosomes will there be in a zygote of this species?
0
27
54
108
What is a diploid nucleus?
a nucleus containing one set of chromosomes
a nucleus containing two sets of chromosomes
a nucleus with one double helix of DNA
a nucleus with two genes
An organism is heterozygous for a gene with the alleles T and t .
Which diagram represents a diploid cell from this organism?
Which statement about a diploid human cell is correct?
There are 22 chromosomes and an X or a Y chromosome.
There are 22 pairs of chromosomes and two sex chromosomes.
There are 23 chromosomes.
There are 23 pairs of chromosomes and two sex chromosomes.
Fig. 6.2 shows a plant tissue in which cells are dividing by mitosis.
Fig. 6.2
Cell J in Fig. 6.2 is an example of a diploid cell.
State what is meant by the term diploid.