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Diploid Nuclei of the Ascomycete Neurospora Crassa Contain 14 Chromosomes

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Diploid nuclei of the ascomycete Neurospora crassa contain 14 chromosomes. A single diploid cell in an ascus will undergo one round of meiosis, followed in each of the daughter cells by one round of mitosis, producing a total of eight ascospores. If a single, diploid G₂ nucleus in an ascus contains 400 nanograms (ng) of DNA, then a single ascospore nucleus of this species should contain how much DNA (ng) , carried on how many chromosomes?


A) 100 ng on 7 chromosomes
B) 100 ng on 14 chromosomes
C) 200 ng on 7 chromosomes
D) 200 ng on 14 chromosomes

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