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KVPY Sample Paper KVPY Stream-SX Model Paper-30

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    A zoologist examined an intestine cell from a crayfish and counted 200 chromosomes, each consisting of 2 chromatids, at prophase I of meiosis. What would he expect to see in each of the four cells at telophase II of meiosis if he looked in the crayfish ovary?

    A) 50 chromosomes, each consisting of 2 chromatids.

    B) 50 chromosomes, each consisting of 1 chromatid

    C) 100 chromosomes, each consisting of 2 chromatids.

    D) 100 chromosomes, each consisting of 1 chromatid.

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Meiosis reduces the chromosome count from diploid to haploid and halves the amount of genetic material.


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