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In which animal do haploid cells divide mitotically to produce gametes?
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Male honeybees (Drones): They are haploid 
because they develop from unfertilized eggs. To produce gametes, their cells divide via mitosis (since they cannot reduce their chromosome number further).
, , & : These are diploid ( 
) animals; they produce gametes via meiosis to halve the chromosome number.
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