BIO207H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Sex-Determination System, Tooth Enamel, Spermatozoon

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Many eukaryotes have two copies of each type of chromosome in their nuclei, so their chromosome complement is said to be diploid, or 2n. Diploid eukaryotes are produced by the fusion of two haploid gametes (mature reproductive cells that are specialized for sexual fusion), one from the female parent and one from the male parent. The fusion produces a diploid zygote, which then undergoes embryological development. Each gamete has only one set of chromosomes and is said to be haploid (n) The complete compendium of genetic information in a haploid chromosome set is the genome. Two examples of diploid organisms are humans, with 46 chromosomes (23 pairs), and drosophila melanogaster, with 8 chromosomes (4 pairs). In animals and in some plants, male and female cells are distinct with respect to their complement of sex chromosomes (the chromosomes that are represented differently in the two sexes in many eukaryotic organisms.

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