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Old 05-31-2009, 04:00 AM   #18 (permalink)
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Not a very good question on my part in the first place.

Veda- ta, `tis good to know.

Cerebro- so as I understand it some cannabis cells (the gametes- pollen and ovules) are haploid which means they have just one set of 10 chromosomes. Whereas the other diploid (unless they are polyploids ) ones have pairs, adding up to 20 chromosomes.

I think I was assuming that diploidy meant the chromosome pairings were identical (homozygous).
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