what is ploidy? of gametes? of somatic cells?
What is the ploidy of these gamete-forming cells? The cells that form gametes are germ cells, as opposed to somatic cells. The ploidy (number of chromosomes) of germ cells is the same as somatic cells (only during the formation of gametes does meiosis occur, reducing the number of chromosomes to half). Gametogenesis Review - Image Diversity: germ cells.