1). A diploid somatic cell from a dog (Canis lupus familiaris) has a total of 78 chromosomes (2n = 78). As in humans, sex chromosomes determine sex: XX in females and XY in males. a) What is the total number of DNA molecules in G2 of the cell cycle? b) What is the total number of sister chromatids during prometaphase? c) What is the total number of telomeres in a somatic dog cell in G1? d) What is the total number of autosomes?

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1). A diploid somatic cell from a dog (Canis lupus familiaris) has a total of 78 chromosomes (2n = 78).
As in humans, sex chromosomes determine sex: XX in females and XY in males.
a) What is the total number of DNA molecules in G2 of the cell cycle?
b) What is the total number of sister chromatids during prometaphase?
c) What is the total number of telomeres in a somatic dog cell in G1?
d) What is the total number of autosomes?
Transcribed Image Text:1). A diploid somatic cell from a dog (Canis lupus familiaris) has a total of 78 chromosomes (2n = 78). As in humans, sex chromosomes determine sex: XX in females and XY in males. a) What is the total number of DNA molecules in G2 of the cell cycle? b) What is the total number of sister chromatids during prometaphase? c) What is the total number of telomeres in a somatic dog cell in G1? d) What is the total number of autosomes?
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