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  4. A zoologist examined an intestine cell from a crayfish and counted 200 chromosomes, each consisting of 2 chromatids, at prophase I of mitosis. What would he expect to see in each of the four cells at telophase II of meiosis if he looked in the crayfish ovary?

Q. A zoologist examined an intestine cell from a crayfish and counted 200 chromosomes, each consisting of 2 chromatids, at prophase I of mitosis. What would he expect to see in each of the four cells at telophase II of meiosis if he looked in the crayfish ovary?

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Solution:

Meiosis reduces the chromosome count from diploid to haploid and halves the amount of genetic material.