What are haploid and monoploid chromosomes?
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Haploid is half the number of genome in an individual while monoploid is presence of just one set of chromosomes.
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Haploid is n and monoploid is also n.
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Haploid is 2n and monoploid is n.
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Haploid is half the number of genome in an individual while monoploid is full set of genome.
The gametes of an individual are haploid, i.e. they carry half the number of genome, similarly the other half comes from the gametes of the contributing parents, so that the number of genome is restored in the progeny to the parental level. Examples- Haploid of 2n is n, haploid of 4n is 2n. Similarly haploid of 6n is 3n. Monoploid means presence of just one set of chromosomes in the genome of an individual. Examples- Some species of potatoes are monoploid n. Humans are diploid, i.e. 23 (n) + 23 (n) = 46 (2n).