A haploid cell is a cell
A) in which the genes are arranged haphazardly.
B) containing only one copy of each chromosome.
C) that has resulted from the process of mitosis.
D) with twice as many chromosomes as a diploid cell.
E) None of the above

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A haploid cell contains only one copy of each chromosome, whereas a diploid cell contains two copies. The arrangement of genes within the haploid cell is not necessarily haphazard, and haploid cells can result from meiosis, not just mitosis. A haploid cell would not have twice as many chromosomes as a diploid cell.

A Haploid Cell Is a Cell