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NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: CELL-CYCLE & CELL DIVISION

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If a male gamete in a flowering plant contains 20

pg

of

DNA

and 8 chromosomes, what would have been the number of chromosomes and

DNA

content in its microspore mother cell at

{G}_1

phase?

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Correct option: C

40

pg\, DNA

and 16 chromosomes

Option C (40

pg\, DNA

and 16 chromosomes) is correct because the microspore mother cell is diploid and has twice the DNA content and chromosome number of the male gamete.

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