Q. If we ignore the effect of crossing over, how many different haploid cells arise by meiosis in a diploid cell having $2n = 12$?
A) 8
B) 16
C) 32
D) 64
Explanation
The number of different haploid cells arise by meiosis can be calculated by $2^{n}$ where, n=number of haploid chromosomes.
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