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Genetics and heredity — Question 5

QCAA 2025, Paper 1 · 1 mark

Q5 · 2025 · Paper 1Unclassified1 mark

QUESTION 5

Which option describes the contents of a human cell at metaphase I of meiosis?

Number of chromosomes

Number of copies of each gene

(A)

23

1

(B)

23

2

(C)

46

2

(D)

46

4

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