The Biology Project: Cell Biology

Meiosis Tutorial

Problem 4: Thompson Seedless Grapes

The Thompson seedless grape is triploid, with three copies of each chromosome. Which phase of the cell cycle would you expect triploid cells to be unable to complete.

C. meiosis 2
Incorrect.
Meiosis II is produces a separation of chromatids for a haploid cell, and could proceed normally in a triploid cell.


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