Humans inherit one set of chromosomes from their mother and a second set from their father. In total, most human cells contain 46 chromosomes with 22 pairs of autosomes, or non-sex chromosomes ...

The word "haplotype" is derived from the word "haploid," which describes cells with only one set of chromosomes, and from the word "genotype," which refers to the genetic makeup of an organism.

This condition is called triploidy. A fetus with this extra chromosome is said to be unable to survive. Here are the causes ...

And in every one of the 100 trillion cells ... is comprised of two sets of 23 chromosomes -- 46 chromosomes in all. Each parent contributes a set. About 97 percent of the genome consists of ...

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 ...

Humans—and all mammals—have a certain set ... in one protein binds to MCD1 in the next protein and MCD2 binds to MCD2, ...

"When a cell is aneuploid, it has an altered set of chromosomes," explains Storchová ... and in most cases more than one chromosome is affected at the same time." Since aneuploidy slows down ...