[Campbell Biology P.309] At the end of Telophase I and Cytokinesis, what is the ploidy of th... | Practice Question

At the end of Telophase I and Cytokinesis, what is the ploidy of the two resulting daughter cells?

  • A: Diploid (2n)
  • B: Haploid (n)
  • C: Tetraploid (4n)
  • D: Aneuploid

Explanation

The text for Telophase I states that 'each half of the cell has a complete haploid set of duplicated chromosomes'. The separation of homologous chromosomes in Anaphase I is the event that reduces the cell from diploid to haploid.