Cell Cycle And Cell Division Question 90

Question: If a grasshopper cell contained 200 units of DNA during $ G_2 $ , what would be the quantity of DNA in one of the grasshopper cells at the end of telophase II of meiosis?

Options:

A) 50 units

B) 100 units

C) Between 50 and 100 units

D) 200 units

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

[a] During meiosis I DNA content get reduced by half and after meiosis II, further it reduced by half.