You Are Carrying Out Experiments in Cell Fusion by Fusing

question 17

Multiple Choice

You are carrying out experiments in cell fusion by fusing together cells at different stages of the cell cycle. You then observe the behavior of each nucleus residing in the combined cytoplasm of the two cells. Which of the following responses would occur if you fused a G₂ cell to a cell in the M phase?

• A)The nucleus from the G₂ cell would start to replicate its DNA.
• B)The G₂ nucleus would undergo premature chromosomal condensation to form a set of elongated, single compacted chromosomes.
• C)The M phase nucleus would be affected in such a way that its compacted chromosomes decondense.
• D)The G₂ nucleus would undergo premature chromosomal condensation, but the compacted chromosomes would be visibly doubled.