Most scientific investigations use some form of the scientific method. Find out more about the scientific method. Science as defined above is sometimes called pure science to differentiate it from applied science, which is the application of research to human needs.
There are 13 chromosomes in a frog gamete and 26 in a frog body cell.
MAIN IDEA: Body cells are diploid; gametes are haploid. 11. What happens to the nuclei of the egg and sperm during fertilization? 12. What type of cells are haploid? 13. What is the haploid chromosome number in humans? 14. How many autosomes are present in each human gamete? How many sex chromosomes? 15. Complete the following table to summarize the differences between mitosis and meiosis. Use Figure 6.2 to help you. Mitosis Meiosis Makes diploid cells Makes genetically unique cells Happens throughout lifetime Involved in sexual reproduction Vocabulary Check 16. What are homologous chromosomes? 17. The word soma means âbody.â