There are 16 chromosomes in the somatic cells of the currant. Determine the chromosome set and the number of DNA
There are 16 chromosomes in the somatic cells of the currant. Determine the chromosome set and the number of DNA molecules in the ovule cell at the end of meiosis I and meiosis II. Explain the results in each case.
1) currant ovule cells contain 16 chromosomes and 16 DNA molecules – a diploid set (2n2c); before the onset of meiosis in the synthetic period of the interphase, DNA is doubled, ovule cells contain 16 chromosomes and 32 DNA molecules (2n4c);
2) the first division of meiosis is reduction, since in the anaphase of the first division, homologous dichromatid chromosomes diverge to the opposite poles of the cell; at the end of the first division of meiosis, two cells with a set of n2c are formed, that is, a currant cell has 8 chromosomes and 16 DNA molecules;
3) 2 cells with a set of n2c enter the second division of meiosis; in the anaphase of the second division of meiosis, chromatids diverge to the poles of the cell, which become independent chromosomes; in the telophase of the second division, 4 haploid cells are formed with a set of nc – 8 chromosomes and 8 DNA molecules.
