Question

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the presence of paired chromosomes makes a ____ cell (diploid, germ, haploid, gamete), while a single member of a pair of chromosomes makes a ___ cell (haploid, gamete, diploid, somatic)

Answer 1

There are basically two kinds of cells in a eukaryotic organism. Just your ordinary body cells that make up your ordinary body tissues (like brain cells, or liver cells, or whatever) are called somatic cells. They have two copies of each chromosome (one from each parent) and are called 'diploid' cells.

Whereas your reproductive cells - the cells that actually go out and with another cell form a new organism - are called gametes. They have only one copy of each chromosome and are called haploid.

Answer 2

thank you!

Answer 3

Not a prob. You should have enough info to work it out from there. ;)