| 1. | Cells and organisms with pairs of homologous chromosomes are called diploid.
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| 2. | For example, most animals are diploid and produce haploid gametes.
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| 3. | If both sex alleles are identical, diploid drones are produced.
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| 4. | Honey bees detect and destroy diploid drones after the eggs hatch.
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| 5. | The gametes of each organism then fuse to form diploid micronuclei.
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| 6. | Thus, they can have diploid or even triploid germline cells.
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| 7. | Equivalently, one considers the six unique diploid-diploid combinations:
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| 8. | Equivalently, one considers the six unique diploid-diploid combinations:
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| 9. | Primary spermatocytes are diploid ( 2N ) cells containing 46 chromosomes.
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| 10. | The diploid number of chromosomes in the blue wildebeest is 58.
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