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Significance of Meiosis
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What is the diploid number in humans?
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Diploid number:
A cell that has two sets of chromosomes is known as a diploid.
Human body cells are diploid in nature and have 46 chromosomes in each diploid cell.
The total number of chromosomes in diploid cells is described as 2n, which is twice the number of chromosomes in a haploid cell (n).
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