Lily Plants Sometimes Have Twice as Many Chromosomes Per Cell

question 17

Multiple Choice

Lily plants sometimes have twice as many chromosomes per cell as their parent plants.Which of the following statements explains how this phenomenon might have happened?

• A) The lily's sister chromatids failed to separate during meiosis.
• B) The lily's chromosome number went from 2n to 1n.
• C) The lily's gametes fused during mitosis.
• D) The parent plant lost half of its chromosomes during mitosis.

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