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NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: CELL-CYCLE & CELL DIVISION

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If a gamete contains 4 pg of DNA with 8 chromosomes, then find out the amount of DNA and number of chromosomes in mother cell during

{G_1}

phase respectively:-

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Correct option: A

8 pg, 16 chromosomes

Option A (8 pg, 16 chromosomes) is correct because a gamete has half the DNA and half the number of chromosomes as a somatic cell in G1 phase.

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