Ebantwini, inani eliphindwe kabini (le-diploid) lee-chromosomes lingama-46 (2x23). Inani lee-sperms nelamaqanda kwi-icells ze-haploid zingama-23. Ezinye iintlobo zezilwanyana ziluhlobo lwe-haploid, njengenkunzi ye-hymenoptera (iimbovaneant, iinyosi kunye ne-wasps). Olu luhlobo olulodwa lwenkqubo yegenetic ekuthiwa yi-haplodiploidy.