Human gametes differ from all other body cells as they are

motile

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diploid

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without cell wall

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haploid

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Solution

The correct option is D haploid

Criteria Gamete Body cells

Number of chromosomes Haploid (n) Diploid (Zn)

Motility Mole gametes are motile Somatic cells such as the phagocytes re motile in nature

Cell wall Absent Absent

Comparative study

Thus, the gametes differ from the body cells just in terms of ploidy, i.e, gametes are haploid and body cells are diploid.

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Criteria	Gamete	Body cells
Number of chromosomes	Haploid (n)	Diploid (Zn)
Motility	Mole gametes are motile	Somatic cells such as the phagocytes re motile in nature
Cell wall	Absent	Absent