Question

Are human eggs haploid or diploid?

Answer 1

Human eggs:

1. Human eggs or ova are produced by the female reproductive organs, ovaries.
2. The haploid cell contains a single set of chromosomes, whereas, a diploid cell contains two sets of chromosomes.
3. Human eggs are haploid cells. They are produced by meiotic division and contain 23 chromosomes (n=23).
4. All cells in the human body other than gametes are diploid cells.