Question

A somatic cll that has just completed the S phase of its cell cycle,as compared to gamate of the same species,has: 1) Four times the no. of chromosomes and twice the amount of DNA 2)Same no. of chromosome but twice the amount of DNA 3)Twice the no. of chromosomes and four times the amount of DNA 4)Twice the no. of chromosomes and twice the amount of DNA I think it should be opt.2 but answer is given as opt.3

Answer 1

bache gamete have half the chromosome as that of somatic cell, and after S phase chromosome number do not change, DNA amounts get double.