Figure 10.3
-You have isolated DNA from three different cell types of an organism, determined the relative DNA content for each type, and plotted the results on the graph shown in Figure 10.3.
Which sample(s) might represent a zygote?

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A zygote is a fertilized egg cell that contains a diploid set of chromosomes, which is typically the same DNA content as a somatic cell. Sample I likely represents a zygote as it has the DNA content expected for a diploid cell.

Figure 10.3 -You Have Isolated DNA from Three Different Cell Types of Types