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Human fertilization and Ploidy

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Difference between Human fertilization and Ploidy

Human fertilization vs. Ploidy

Human fertilization is the union of a human egg and sperm, usually occurring in the ampulla of the fallopian tube. Ploidy is the number of complete sets of chromosomes in a cell, and hence the number of possible alleles for autosomal and pseudoautosomal genes.

Similarities between Human fertilization and Ploidy

Human fertilization and Ploidy have 6 things in common (in Unionpedia): Chromosome, DNA, Egg cell, Meiosis, Mitosis, Zygote.

Chromosome

A chromosome (from Ancient Greek: χρωμόσωμα, chromosoma, chroma means colour, soma means body) is a DNA molecule with part or all of the genetic material (genome) of an organism.

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DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a thread-like chain of nucleotides carrying the genetic instructions used in the growth, development, functioning and reproduction of all known living organisms and many viruses.

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Egg cell

The egg cell, or ovum (plural ova), is the female reproductive cell (gamete) in oogamous organisms.

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Meiosis

Meiosis (from Greek μείωσις, meiosis, which means lessening) is a specialized type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, creating four haploid cells, each genetically distinct from the parent cell that gave rise to them.

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Mitosis

In cell biology, mitosis is a part of the cell cycle when replicated chromosomes are separated into two new nuclei.

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Zygote

A zygote (from Greek ζυγωτός zygōtos "joined" or "yoked", from ζυγοῦν zygoun "to join" or "to yoke") is a eukaryotic cell formed by a fertilization event between two gametes.

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Human fertilization and Ploidy Comparison

Human fertilization has 44 relations, while Ploidy has 107. As they have in common 6, the Jaccard index is 3.97% = 6 / (44 + 107).

References

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