NEET Previous Year Question
A somatic cell that has just completed the S phase of its cell cycle when compared to the gamete of the same species has
Topic: NEET PYQ
Answer: C. Full step-by-step solution below.
- ATwice the number of chromosomes and twice the amount of DNA.
- BSame number of chromosomes but twice the amount of DNA.
- CTwice the number of chromosomes and four times the amount of DNA.
- DFour times the number of chromosomes and twice the amount of DNA.
Correct answer: C
Solution
(c) A somatic cell just after S phase has 2n chromosomes and 4C DNA, while a mature gamete has n chromosomes and 1C DNA. Therefore, the somatic cell has twice the chromosome number and four times the DNA amount.More Cell Cycle & Cell Division PYQs
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