Question

Gametes are ______ They have ______ the number of chromosomes.

1) diploid; double the number of

chromosomes.


2) diploid; half the number of chromosomes.


3) haploid; double half the number of chromosomes.


4) haploid; half the number of chromosomes.

Answer 1

4)

Step-by-step explanation:

Gametes have one haploid (n) genome, which is half of somatic cells, having one diploid (2n) genome combined through fertilization from two haploid (n) gametes.

In humans, gametes have 23 chromosomes, and somatic cells have 23 homologous pairs, which is 46 chromosomes.

Different species have different numbers, but most follow the same pattern.