What’s the difference between diploid and haploid cells?

david1

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Can someone explain how diploid and haploid cells differ, especially in terms of their chromosome numbers and roles in organisms? A simple example would help!
 
The number of sets of chromosomes in the diploid cells is two (one set is inherited by each parent), whereas in haploid cells, there is only one set. Indicatively, a human being has 46 chromosomes in its diploid cells, and 23 chromosomes in the haploid ones (the sperm and the egg). On fertilization, a zygote with two haploid cells is formed.
 
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