AP BIOLOGY

THE CELL

CELL COMMUNICATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A cell containing 50 chromatids at prophase of mitosis would, at its completion, produce two nuclei containing how many chromosomes?
A
10
B
25
C
50
D
100
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Due to the reduction division of meiosis I, there are now half as many chromosomes (and chromatids) as there were before. When anaphase II begins, however, the sister chromatids split apart, which once again doubles the chromosome number so anahase 2 the number will be 50.

Detailed explanation-2: -Prophase II: Prophase II is similar to the prophase of mitosis. The chromatin material condenses, and each chromosome contains two chromatids attached by the centromere. The 23 chromatid pairs, a total of 46 chromatids, then move to the equatorial plate.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -During the process of metaphase II occurring in meiosis II, these 13 chromosomes will align at the center of the cell, known as the metaphase plate. The number of chromatids at each chromosome will be two resulting in a total of 26 chromatids.

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