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If at the end of meiosis, the 4 daughter cells each having 4 chromosomes, how many chromosomes were in the mother cell?

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8

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16

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2

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4

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Solution

The correct option is A 8
Meiosis results in reduction of chromosome number to half. Hence, if daughter cells have 4 chromosome, the original parent or mother cell must have 8 chromosomes.

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