A queen bee lays eggs that have 16 chromosomes. Based on this information, how may chromatids would be present in the somatic cells of a queen bee during the G2 stage of the cell cycle?
a. 64
b. 16
c. 32
d. 24
e. 8
Answer is: a) 64 chromatids
Haploid- diploid mechanism is found in the honey bee. The queen is diploid in nature. It produces egg by the process of meiosis. The egg is haploid in nature. It is given that egg has 16 chromosome. The somatic cell is diploid in nature. That's why the somatic cell has 32 chromosome with single chromatid. The S phase has chromatid replication event. That's why there is found 64 chromatids in 32 chromosomes. The G2 phase of found after S phase. That's why S phase has 64 chromatids.
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