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question 126

Multiple Choice

Please use the following information to answer the question(s) below.
Diploid nuclei of the ascomycete Neurospora crassa contain 14 chromosomes. A single diploid cell in an ascus will undergo one round of meiosis, followed in each of the daughter cells by one round of mitosis, producing a total of eight ascospores.
-If a single, diploid G2 nucleus in an ascus contains 400 nanograms (ng) of DNA, then a single ascospore nucleus of this species should contain how much DNA (ng) , carried on how many chromosomes?

• A) 100, carried on 7 chromosomes
• B) 100, carried on 14 chromosomes
• C) 200, carried on 7 chromosomes
• D) 200, carried on 14 chromosomes
• E) 400, carried on 14 chromosomes

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