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(b) The mass of DNA in a human body cell at the start of the cell cycle is 6 picogram What mass of DNA will be in each of the new cells produced by this cell division? Tick one box 3 picograms square 6 picograms square

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(b) The mass of DNA in a human body cell at the start of the cell cycle is 6 picogram
What mass of DNA will be in each of the new cells produced by this cell division?
Tick one box
3 picograms
square 
6 picograms
square

(b) The mass of DNA in a human body cell at the start of the cell cycle is 6 picogram What mass of DNA will be in each of the new cells produced by this cell division? Tick one box 3 picograms square 6 picograms square

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b. 6 picograms.

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The given problem deals with the mass of DNA in a cell at the start of the cell cycle. According to the integral steps of the cell life-cycle: it starts with the G₀ phase where the cell rests and its DNA maintains consistency, followed by the Interphase (consisting of G₁, S, and G₂ phases). The actual doubling of DNA in a cell occurs during the S phase of Interphase.<br /><br />In this case, it mentions the cell mass to be 6 picograms at the start of the cell cycle (presumably it should be safe to assume this for the whole G₀ phase) and then envisages the progression to cell division. If the cell has completed its Interphase correctly (especially the DNA synthesis/S-phase), then every whole cell should ideally contain double the initial amount of the G₀ phase DNA after the division, as the DNA is identically segregated between the two new daughter cells. <br /><br />Thus, given the inquisition is about the mass of the DNA in a cell post its own division, logic suggests the DNA mass should still retain its pre-division/the synthesized mass in the Interphase. Because the equal distribution during cell division ensures that each new cell has the same DNA amount as others and as the parent cell post DNA doubling via replication. Therefore, when a cell starts with 6 picograms of DNA, successfully replicates it during Interphase, each post-division should compare with the initial total—doubled during Interphase—altogether again.
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