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Name: Date: Period: Giyeaprone Wades Background: Diploid/somatic cells always have an even number of chromosomes because they exist in pairs (2n). Haploid/sex cells contain only half the number of chromosomes (m). An example of haploid cells is sperm found in male species and eggs found in female spccics. One unique set of chromosomes are found in the father's sperm (n) and onc unique complementary set is found in the mother's egg (n). When the sperm fertilizes the cgg, it becomes a diploid cell (n+n=2n). EXAMPLE: in our somatic cells are 23 pairs of chromosomes or 2n=46. In our sex cells, we have 23 unique chromosomes or n=23. Complete the following table of chromosome number in various species. Notice that the number of homologous chromosome is the seme as the number of chromosomes found in a haploid cell, Species : Number of { Number of | Number of | chromosomes in {] homologous chromosomes in Q diploid cells (2n) ||chromosome pairs)! haploid cells (n) in diploid cells ‘omo sapiens "| (104 pairs = sarmadillo TURN OVER > j ied ns 
