Diploid is a cell or organism that has paired or two sets of chromosomes, one from each parent. These cells are formed after mitotic cell division.
Haploid or monoploid is a cell or organism that has just a single copy of
each chromosome. These cells are formed after meiotic cell division.
Haploid cells have *
half the number of chromosomes (n).
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two complete sets (2n) of chromosomes.