Multiple Choice
Which of the following is inherited by a diploid offspring?
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2. Mendel's Laws of Inheritance
Inheritance in Diploids and Haploids
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A haploid cell contains __ of chromosomes as a diploid cell.
A
half the number
B
twice the number
C
the same number
D
one-quarter the number
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Understand the definitions: A diploid cell contains two complete sets of chromosomes (one from each parent), while a haploid cell contains only one complete set of chromosomes.
Recall that the diploid number is represented as 2n, where n is the number of unique chromosomes in one set.
Recognize that a haploid cell has only one set of chromosomes, so its chromosome number is n.
Compare the chromosome numbers: since the diploid cell has 2n chromosomes and the haploid cell has n chromosomes, the haploid cell has half the number of chromosomes as the diploid cell.
Therefore, the correct relationship is that a haploid cell contains half the number of chromosomes as a diploid cell.
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