If a human diploid cell and a human haploid cell somehow managed to fuse together and not lose any of the chromosomes, how many sets of chromosomes would be inside the newly formed cell?
A)3
B)2.5
C)2
D)1.5

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A human diploid cell contains 2 sets of chromosomes (one set from each parent, for a total of 46 chromosomes), and a human haploid cell contains 1 set of chromosomes (23 chromosomes, as in sperm or egg cells). If these cells fused without losing any chromosomes, the resulting cell would contain 3 sets of chromosomes (2 sets from the diploid cell and 1 set from the haploid cell).

If a Human Diploid Cell and a Human Haploid Cell