Example of a human karyotype: 23 pairs of homologous chromosomes (one pair is the homologous 'sex' chromosomes - in this case X and Y = a boy) III. Meiosis reduces chromosome number from diploid (2n) to haploid (n) 1 diploid cell (2n) cell becomes 4 haploid (n) germ cells (eggs or sperm).
closed plan. noun. 1. an office floor plan consisting of fully enclosed office spaces. Compare open plan.
Close(noun) a double bar marking the end. Close(verb) an inclosed place; especially, a small field or piece of land surrounded by a wall, hedge, or fence of any kind; -- specifically, the precinct of a cathedral or abbey. Close(verb) a narrow passage leading from a street to a court, and the houses within.