Germ cells are different from somatic cells in a critical way. Whereas somatic cells are diploid, meaning they have two copies of each chromosome, germ cells are haploid. The haploid nature of germ cells is vital to the process of sexual reproduction. There are two different sex cells or gametes: sperm and eggs. Males produce sperm and females produce eggs.
But rules in baseball are selectively enforced all the timeâjust look at what happened with the pick-up-the-rug-and-repeatedly-sweep steroid debacle. Pete Rose didnât throw games like the Chicago White Sox players did in the 1919 World Series. Rose always tried to win when he managed the Cincinnati Reds.
Updated Oct 18, 2014 at 12:38a ET. Pete Rose says he fully expects to get into the Hall of Fame someday -- even if he's not alive to see it. In an interview with CBS News, Rose talked about why he jeopardized his sports career and shares his thoughts on his future Hall of Fame Status.