Which cells of an animal are diploid and which are haploid?

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Which cells of an animal are diploid and which are haploid?

2007-03-15 13:45:54 · 4 answers · asked by sunshine 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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sex cells are haploid and all other body cells are diploid.

2007-03-15 13:48:15 · answer #1 · answered by mneil 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Diploid species of animals have diploid cells throughout. The only cells they make that are haploid are the reproductive cells - the gametes which are eggs and sperms. All other cells are diploid: skin, muscle, bone, nerve, even the cells of ovaries and testes.

2007-03-15 13:49:34 · answer #2 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

All body cells are diploid. Only the sex cells, eggs and sperm are haploid.

2007-03-15 13:48:54 · answer #3 · answered by science teacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

germ cells-haploid
somatic cells-diploid

2007-03-15 14:02:06 · answer #4 · answered by Mark 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋