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In Health / Middle School | 2014-11-24

In terms of chromosomes, which of these cells is different?

A. Nerve cell
B. Skin cell
C. Sperm cell
D. Bone cell

Asked by Gigi23x

Answer (3)

Sperm cell is haploid - it has half the number of chromosomes.

Answered by Anonymous | 2024-06-10

Sperm cell is different from these cells because sperm cell contains 23 chromosome while nerve , bone and skin cell contain 46 no. of chromosome.
What is sperm cell?
Sperm is a male reproductive cell which is haploid and contain 23 no. of chromosome because it is produced by meiosis cell division.
What is chromosome?

A structure located inside a cell's nucleus.

Proteins and DNA are grouped into genes on a chromosome.

Normally, each cell has 23 pairs of chromosomes.


Bone , nerve and skin cell are diploid in nature because they are produced by meiosis division thus contain 46 no. of chromosomes.
Hence, the correct answer is Sperm cell .
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Answered by Vickynehra | 2024-06-15

The sperm cell is different from the others because it contains 23 chromosomes, whereas nerve, skin, and bone cells contain 46 chromosomes. The sperm cell is a haploid gamete, while the other cells are diploid somatic cells. Hence, the answer is C. Sperm Cell.
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Answered by Vickynehra | 2024-12-26

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