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Best Answer: Diploid just means that the cell contains two sets of DNA (di means two). Most cells in the body are diploid. The diploid number of chromosomes in a human somatic (body) cell is 46. Haploid means that the cell contains one set of DNA, half of a diploid cell. The haploid number of chromosomes in a human body cell is 23. A human haploid body cell denotes a sex cell (i.e. sperm, egg). This doesn't mean that the haploid cell doesn't have all the chromosomes- they do; it's just that a full set of DNA is 23 chromosomes; we get 2 sets total, one from mom and one from dad.
Explain how haploid and diploid cells differ from each other. State which cells in the human body are diploid cells differ from each other. State which cells in the human body are diploid and which are haploid. Haploid cells: Gametes, egg and sperm (contain a single set of chromosomes). Diploid cells: Somatic cells (one from each parent). List the phases of meiosis I and meiosis II and describe the events characteristic of each phase. Meiosis I