are called haploid because they contain half the chromosomes of diploid cells. Chromosomes are often observed and depicted as X-shaped structures. DNA takes this form following DNA replication ...

Haploid gametes contain 23 single chromosomes. copies of the genetic information are made the cell divides twice to form four gametes, each with a single set of chromosomes (haploid) all gametes ...

The researchers took an egg from one mouse and a special type of cell - a haploid embryonic stem cell - from another. Both contained only half the required genetic instructions or DNA, but just ...