A researcher is studying mitosis in a novel diploid organism with 2n = 16 chromosomes. During metaphase, a drug is applied that inhibits the separation of sister chromatids but allows the cell to progress through anaphase and telophase. At the end of this aberrant cell division, what is the most likely chromosomal composition of the resulting daughter cells?

Choose the correct combination of options to select the correct statement for prophase

I. Chromosomal material condenses to form compact mitotic chromosomes

II. The assembly of mitotic spindle is initiated by the microtubules

III. Cells do not show organelles when viewed under the prophase

IV. The nucleolus or nucleoli degenerate completely

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic outcome of mitosis?

In an experiment, cells are arrested in metaphase using colchicine, a drug that inhibits microtubule polymerization. If these cells are then fused with cells in G1 phase, what is the most likely outcome for the G1 chromosomes?

Which stage of cell division is affected if a plant cell has double the expected number of chromosomes and lacks a cell plate, and what is the resulting cellular condition?

Assertion: The coconut water in a tender coconut is rich in nutrients.

Reason: It represents the free-nuclear endosperm which nourishes the developing embryo.