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In Biology / High School | 2014-11-20

A germ cell of an organism has 60 chromosomes. It undergoes meiosis and produces four daughter cells. What is the number of chromosomes in each of these daughter cells?

A. 120
B. 60
C. 30

Asked by GoldenTombrello

Answer (2)

Assuming that meiosis was undergone without error, the daughter cells formed are haploid.

Answered by kongenoch | 2024-06-10

The germ cell with 60 chromosomes undergoes meiosis and produces four haploid daughter cells, each containing 30 chromosomes. This halving occurs during the first meiotic division. Therefore, the correct answer is C. 30.
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Answered by kongenoch | 2025-03-27

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