Question 67

(Multiple Choice)

Please refer to the following information to answer the next few questions.
Diploid nuclei of the ascomycete,Neurospora crassa,contain 14 chromosomes.A single diploid cell in an ascus will undergo one round of meiosis,followed in each of the daughter cells by one round of mitosis,producing a total of eight ascospores.
-If a single,diploid G₂ nucleus in an ascus contains 400 nanograms (ng)of DNA,then a single ascospore nucleus of this species should contain how much DNA (ng),carried on how many chromosomes?


A)100, carried on 7 chromosomes
B)100, carried on 14 chromosomes
C)200, carried on 7 chromosomes
D)200, carried on 14 chromosomes
E)400, carried on 14 chromosomes

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