A Geneticist Examines a Somatic Cell from a Fly During

question 15

Multiple Choice

A geneticist examines a somatic cell from a fly during metaphase of mitosis and determines that 16 chromatids are present.If a germ-line cell from this species divides by meiosis,then at the end of meiosis I (including the first cytokinesis) each cell will contain

• A)8 chromosomes with 8 DNA molecules.
• B)8 chromosomes with 16 DNA molecules.
• C)4 chromosomes with 4 DNA molecules.
• D)4 chromosomes with 8 DNA molecules.

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