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.