Is a Human Egg Cell Haploid or Diploid
Examples of diploid cells in humans are. During oogenesis oogonia become primary oocytes which then become secondary oocytes and finally become mature egg cells if fertilized by sperm. Mitosis And Meiosis Lesson Meiosis Lesson Interactive Powerpoint Presentation Meiosis All cells of a higher eukaryote like us are diploid EXCEPT germ cells egg and sperm. . The term haploid can also refer to the number of chromosomes in egg or sperm cells which are also called gametes. In a human egg or sperm there are 23 chromosomes one of which is an X or a Y. By Zaira Salvador BSc MSc. Meiosis starts with one diploid cell and produces four haploid cells. All human cells are diploid excluding the gametes sperm cells and egg cells which are haploid. Germ cells have only half the number of chromosomes as a diploid cell one of each pair and are termed haploid n. Officially the egg cell is the ovum which is haploid. In animals...