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biological development
definition
- In ploidy
  The condition is called diploidy. During meiosis the cell produces gametes, or germ cells, each containing half the normal or somatic number of chromosomes. This condition is called haploidy. When two germ cells (e.g., egg and sperm) unite, the diploid condition is restored.
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principles of genetics
- In heredity: During meiosis
  …this number is called the diploid number of chromosomes, as it represents the double dose of chromosomes received from two parents. The nucleus of a gamete, however, contains half this number of chromosomes, or the haploid number. Thus, a human gamete contains 23 chromosomes, while a Drosophila gamete contains four.…
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zygotes
- In zygote
  …parents, and thus it is diploid (carrying two sets of chromosomes). The joining of haploid gametes to produce a diploid zygote is a common feature in the sexual reproduction of all organisms except bacteria.
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In reproduction: Binary fission
…is in a pair (diploid); during meiosis these diploid pairs of chromosomes are separated so that each sex cell has only one of each pair of chromosomes (haploid). During the two successive meiotic divisions involved in the production of eggs, a primordial diploid egg cell is converted into a…
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In reproduction: The evolution of variation control
…can combine to form the diploid zygote. This is also often true in organisms that reproduce asexually, but in this case the asexual reproductive bodies (e.g., spores) are small and hence are effectively dispersed.
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bacteria
fungi
- In fungus: Sexual reproduction
  …at its midpoint, and the diploid chromosomes are pulled apart by spindle fibres formed within the intact nucleus. The nucleolus is usually also retained and divided between the daughter cells, although it may be expelled from the nucleus, or it may be dispersed within the nucleus but detectable.
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domestication of wheat
- In Poaceae: Economic and ecological importance
  …or sets of chromosome complements: diploid (2n), the normal condition; tetraploid (2n = 14, resulting from the fusion of diploid gametes); and hexaploid (2n = 21). An example of a domesticated diploid wheat is einkorn wheat (Triticum monococcum), one of the earliest domesticated wheat species. Hybridization of a diploid wheat…
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meiosis
- In meiosis
  …nucleus of each cell a diploid (double) set of chromosomes, consisting of two haploid sets (one inherited from each parent). These haploid sets are homologous—i.e., they contain the same kinds of genes, but not necessarily in the same form. In humans, for example, each set of homologous chromosomes contains a…
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