Key Stage 4
Meaning
A haploid cell contains only half the number of chromosomes needed to produce an new organism in sexual reproduction.
About Haploid Cells
- Haploid cells are produced by meiosis.
- When two haploid cells fuse together in fertilisation they produce a diploid cell.
- In a human a haploid cell contains 23 chromosomes.
References
Edexcel
- Haploid cells, pages 12, 26, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel
- Haploid cells, pages 13, 32, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel
- Haploid cells, pages 27, 84, 85, GCSE Biology, CGP, Edexcel
- Haploid cells, pages 8, 26, 40, GCSE Combined Science, Pearson Edexcel
- Haploid cells, pages 8, 30, 52, GCSE Biology, Pearson, Edexcel