Question

Strawberry cells are octoploid (each cell contains eight copies of chromosomes) whereas banana cells are triploid (each cell contains three copies of chromosomes). Which do you predict will yield a greater quantity of DNA—5 g of strawberry tissue or 5 g of banana tissue? Explain your reasoning.

Answer 1

Answer:

5 g of strawberry tissue

Explanation:

One would expect 5 g of strawberry tissue to yield a greater quantity of DNA because the cells of strawberry have 8 sets of each of the chromosomes in their genomes when compared to the cells of banana with just 3 sets of each of the chromosomes in their genomes. The more the ploidy level of a cell, the more the number of sets of each of the chromosome set and the more the amount of DNA in the cell.