AP BIOLOGY

CELL DIVISION

MEIOSIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A sex cell from an organism contains 31 chromosomes.How many chromatids would this cell have contained in metaphase II of meiosis?
A
62
B
94
C
124
D
248
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The nuclear envelope develops, the nucleoli reappear, and the cells undergo cytokinesis. During meiosis II, each cell containing 46 chromatids yields two cells, each with 23 chromosomes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Metaphase II: During metaphase, each of the 23 chromosomes line up along the center of the cell at the metaphase plate.

Detailed explanation-3: -Complete answer: In the metaphase stage, all the chromosomes are arranged at the cell equator. All the chromosomes have two chromatids, joined at the centromere. These are called sister chromatids.

Detailed explanation-4: -During prophase I and metaphase I of meiosis, a chromosome consists of a tetrad (4 chromatids or 4 DNA molecules) and is reduced to two chromatids (2 DNA molecules) by the time metaphase II occurs.

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