Question: A 2n=12 cell undergoes mitosis. How many chromosomes are in each daughter cell? The same cell undergoes meiosis. How many chromosomes in each of the meiotic products?
Question: Mice are diploid with 2n=40. How many chromosomes make up the genome? How many chromosomes would you expect to see in a mouse gamete (i.e. sperm or egg)? How many bivalents align at the metaphase plate of meiosis I in mice?
Question: A mule is a cross between a male donkey (2n=62) and a female horse (2n=64). How many chromosomes are in a somatic cell of a mule?
Question: Referring to the question above, mules are sterile (unable to produce progeny). Why might this be?