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QUESTION 18

A diploid animal has 12 chromosomes in its somatic cells. At metaphase I of meiosis, one cell contains

(A)
12 chromosomes and 24 chromatids.
(B)
24 chromosomes and 24 chromatids.
(C)
6 chromosomes and 12 chromatids.
(D)
12 chromosomes and 12 chromatids.
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