Question

Which would be the outcome in a fertilized egg if the process of meiosis did not occur?

twice as many chromosomes as the parents
half as many chromosomes as the parents
same number of chromosomes as the parents
triple the number of chromosomes as the parents?

Answer 1

That would be A. Twice as parents

If were imagining meiosis didn’t occur so the gametes have 46 chromosomes and when they come together and fertilization takes place the fertilized egg will have 92 chromosomes.

Normally the gametes would have 23 chromosomes and the fertilized egg would have 46.

Answer 2

half as many chromosomes as the parents