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  2. Ploidy - Wikipedia

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    These gametes are produced by meiosis, which halves the number of chromosomes in the diploid germ cells. 6) The short-lived diploid state of haploid organisms, a zygote generated by the union of two haploid gametes during sex. 7) The diploid zygote which has just been fertilized by the union of haploid egg and sperm during sex.

  3. Gametogenesis - Wikipedia

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    The gametophytes grow from haploid spores after sporic meiosis. The existence of a multicellular, haploid phase in the life cycle between meiosis and gametogenesis is also referred to as alternation of generations. It is the biological process of gametogenesis during which cells that are haploid or diploid divide to create other cells.

  4. Polyploidy - Wikipedia

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    This image shows haploid (single), diploid (double), triploid (triple), and tetraploid (quadruple) sets of chromosomes. Triploid and tetraploid chromosomes are examples of polyploidy. Polyploidy is a condition in which the cells of an organism have more than two paired sets of chromosomes.

  5. Biological life cycle - Wikipedia

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    Cells from the diploid individuals then undergo meiosis to produce haploid cells or gametes. Haploid cells may divide again (by mitosis) to form more haploid cells, as in many yeasts, but the haploid phase is not the predominant life cycle phase. In most diplonts, mitosis occurs only in the diploid phase, i.e. gametes usually form quickly and ...

  6. File:Difference of Haploid and Diploid Gene Regulation in ...

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    6.In a Haploid life cycle (left) for a short time they have a diploid structure so they can produce spores through meiosis. 7.This is the first stage of a zygote which has just been fertilized by a sperm. 8.The spores released by the diploid structure either express the mothers dominate gene or the fathers recessive gene.

  7. Alternation of generations - Wikipedia

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    Diagram showing the alternation of generations between a diploid sporophyte (bottom) and a haploid gametophyte (top) Alternation of generations (also known as metagenesis or heterogenesis) [1] is the predominant type of life cycle in plants and algae.

  8. Haplotype - Wikipedia

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    A haplotype (haploid genotype) is a group of alleles in an organism that are inherited together from a single parent. [1] [2] Many organisms contain genetic material which is inherited from two parents. Normally these organisms have their DNA organized in two sets of pairwise similar chromosomes. The offspring gets one chromosome in each pair ...

  9. Cell division - Wikipedia

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    In eukaryotes, there are two distinct types of cell division: a vegetative division , producing daughter cells genetically identical to the parent cell, and a cell division that produces haploid gametes for sexual reproduction , reducing the number of chromosomes from two of each type in the diploid parent cell to one of each type in the ...