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A mosquito cell in G1 of interphase has six chromosomes. How many sister chromatids does the cell have during metaphase

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Neither homologous chromosomes nor sister chromatids have separated by metaphase I of meiosis. Therefore the chromosome number is 12, and the number of DNA molecules is 24. This cell will contain 12 chromosomes and 24 DNA molecules.

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