A cell has 20pg of DNA and 4 chromosomes in the G1 phase. Calculate the number of chromosome and the amount of DNA in at the end of S phase.
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a
20 pg DNA and 4 chromosomes
b
40pg DNA and 8 chromosomes
c
20 pg DNA and 8 chromosomes
d
40 pg DNA and 4 chromosomes
answer is D.
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During the S phase the number of chromosomes remain the same but the amount of DNA doubles.Therefore, the amount of DNA becomes 20 X 2=40 pg and the no. of chromosomes still remains the same, i.e., 4 chromosomes.