Biology 5090 · O Level · Nuclear division

Nuclear division — practice question

The diagram illustrates several stages of cell division in a fruit fly. Cell X contains 8 chromosomes. How many chromosomes are present in cell Y and in cell Z?

  • Acell Y: $4$, cell Z: $4$
  • Bcell Y: $4$, cell Z: $8$
  • Ccell Y: $8$, cell Z: $4$
  • Dcell Y: $8$, cell Z: $8$

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