Which of the following statements is TRUE of interkinesis? It is relatively brief interphase between telophase I and prophase II.  Chromosomes duplicate during interkinesis DNA undergoes semiconservative replication during this interphase. In all species, chromosomes usually decondensed during this time

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  • Which of the following statements is TRUE of interkinesis?
    1. It is relatively brief interphase between telophase I and prophase II. 
    2. Chromosomes duplicate during interkinesis
    3. DNA undergoes semiconservative replication during this interphase.
    4. In all species, chromosomes usually decondensed during this time
  •  The following are haploid cells, EXCEPT:
  •  
  • A.

    Spermatids and spermatozoa

    C.

    Ovum and second polar body

    B.

    Primary oocytes and primary spermatocytes

    D.

    Secondary oocytes and first polar body

     

    • Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
      1. By six months after conception, fetal ovaries contain about half a million primary oocytes arrested in the diplotene stage.
      2. At ovulation, a released primary oocyte completes meiosis I and proceeds as far as metaphase II.
      3. Fertilization quickly completes meiosis II.
      4. Only two of the three products of a single meiosis serve as the female gametes.
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