A cell in prophase I of meiosis has _____ as much DNA as each of the daughter cells following cytokinesis of meiosis II.

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In prophase I of meiosis, the cell has replicated its DNA, so it has twice the DNA of a normal cell. Following cytokinesis of meiosis II, the cell has undergone two rounds of division but only one round of DNA replication, resulting in four daughter cells each with half the DNA content of the original cell in prophase I. Therefore, the original cell in prophase I has four times as much DNA as each of the daughter cells following cytokinesis of meiosis II.

A Cell in Prophase I of Meiosis Has _____ as Much