Diploid numbers of some commonly studied organisms
(as well as a few extreme examples)
Homo sapiens (human)
46 ...
Diploid number (2n): The full complement of chromosomes in a somatic cell (or a sex cell before meiosis). In humans, the diploid number is 46.
Indian Muntjac, Muntiacus muntjak: a deer with a low diploid number. Science 168, 1364-1366.
^ Hsu T.C. 1979. Human and mammalian cytogenetics: an historical perspective. Springer-Verlag N.Y. p73-4
^ Khandelwal S. 1990.
As stated supra note 1, each parent donates a haploid number of chromosomes to the offspring, giving it a diploid number. In donating a haploid number of chromosomes, each parent donates one allele to the offspring. See Brian R.
(A hinny is the result of the opposite cross.) The diploid number in the horse is 64 (2n=64) and the diploid number in the donkey is 62 (2n=62) The fertilization of the horse egg (n=32) by the donkey sperm (n=31) gives rise to a zygote with 63 ...
transmission of genes from both parents to offspring
restoration of the diploid number of chromosomes reduced during meiosis
initiation of development in offspring ...
diploid Cells that contain homologous chromosomes. The number of chromosomes in the cells is the diploid number and is equal to 2n (n is the number of homologous pairs).
single or reduced number of chromosomes in mature germ cells (gametes), or in the gametophyte generation of plants, in contrast to the diploid number; same as monoploid ...
The condition of a cell or of an organism that has additions or deletions of a small number of whole chromosomes from the expected balanced diploid number of chromosomes.
autogamy Condition in which the gametic nuclei produced by meiosis fuse within the same organism that produced them to restore the diploid number.
autoimmunity Immune response to ones' own proteins or other antigens.
 See also: Diploid, Chromosome, Chromosomes, Organ, Cells
  
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