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haploid cell

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haploid cell: see meiosis meiosis , process of nuclear division in a living cell by which the number of chromosomes is reduced to half the original number. Meiosis occurs only in the process of gametogenesis, i.e., when the gametes, or sex cells (ovum and sperm), are being formed.
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5 QH605 Designed as a comprehensive reference for students and researchers in the fields of genetics, cell and developmental biology, reproductive biology and andrology, this volume covers recent advances in the study of meitosis, a type of cell division in which haploid cells are created from diploid cells.
A typical question might be as basic as, ``How many chromosomes are in a haploid cell of a human?
 
 
 
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