Question

After meiosis l, the resultant daughter cells have :

• A. Four times the amount of DNA in comparison to haploid gamete
• B. Same amount of DNA as in the parent cell in S Phase
• C. Twice the amount of DNA in comparison to haploid gamete
• D. Same amount of DNA in comparison to haploid gamete

Answer 1

The correct option is C Twice the amount of DNA in comparison to haploid gamete

Meiosis I is a reductional division, which means that the resultant cell will have half the number of chromosomes as diploid parent cells.

Each daughter cell will have half of the original 46 chromosomes, or 23 chromosomes. Each chromosome consists of 2 sister chromatids. At the end of meiosis I there are two haploid cells, which contains twice the amount of DNA in comaprison to haploid gamete, which gets reduced in each of the 4 cells formed at the end of meiosis II

So, the correct answer is "option C