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In the beginning of the meiosis,a meiocyte has 16pg of DNA. The amount in a gamete will be

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16 pg

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8pg

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4pg

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32pg

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Solution

The correct option is B 8pg
During meiosis, the chromosome number reduces to half.
So, meiocyte (2n) = 16pg
Gamete (n) = 16/2
n = 8pg
So, the correct answer is ' 8pg'.

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