Cell Cycle And Cell Division Question 37

Question: In an organism, if the normal diploid number of chromosomes is 8, how many chromatids are present in each daughter cell at the end of meiosis I [MP PMT 1993]

Options:

A) 2

B) 4

C) 8

D) 16

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

Because each chromosome bears two chromatids and at the end of meiosis-I chromosome number becomes halved i.e 4 and number of chromatids are 4 × 2 = 8.