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HURRY PLEASE! How are the vocabulary terms diploid and haploid related to each other?
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How are the vocabulary terms diploid and haploid related to each other?

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Haploid" refers to any cell that has 23 chromosomes (half of the total 46). "Gametes" are specifically sex cells that have 23 chromosomes. "Diploid" refers to any cell that has all 46 chromosomes. "Zygote" is the result of two gamete (haploid) cells fusing, and becoming a diploid cell.

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