Cell Structure
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Diploid to Haploid Kamlesh Oza Biology Teacher Fiesta Academy Introduction All living things must reproduce to survive. All body or somatic cells reproduce by mitosis which is simple cellular reproduction. All sex cells must reduce their chromosome number as they divide. This reduction division is called meiosis and changes the chromosome number from Diploid to Haploid. Each offspring resulting from the combination of haploid sex cells will contain the same chromosome number as their parents. The Big Picture Mitosis Meiosis somatic (body) cells sex cells (sperm or egg) 2N Diploid 2N 2N 2N 2N