Genetics: Analysis and Principles 4th Edition by Robert Brooker

Exercise 4

Let's suppose that a researcher followed the protocol described in the experiment of Figure 17.3 but exposed the cells to BrdU for three cell generations instead of two. Near the end of growth, the cells were exposed to colcemid to prevent them from completing mitosis following the third round of DNA replication. What would be the expected results if a parental cell contained a total of four chromosomes (two homologous pairs) and a single sister chromatid exchange occurred after the second replication Your drawing should show four cells that contain four condensed chromosomes in each cell.