Question

if meiosis were to fail and a cell skipped meiosis i, so that meiosis ii was the only meiotic division, how would you describe the resulting cells?
○ diploid cells with 23 unpaired chromosomes
○ diploid cells with 23 pairs of chromosomes
○ haploid cells with 23 pairs of chromosomes
○ none of the above
○ haploid cells with 23 unpaired chromosomes

Explanation:

In normal meiosis, meiosis I reduces the chromosome number from diploid (2n) to haploid (n) by separating homologous chromosome pairs. If meiosis I is skipped, the cell would not undergo the reduction - division of homologous chromosomes. Meiosis II is similar to mitosis, which separates sister chromatids. Since meiosis I (the reductional division for homologous chromosomes) is skipped, the resulting cells would still be diploid (because the homologous chromosome pairs are not separated). And in a normal human cell, there are 23 pairs of chromosomes.

Answer:

diploid cells with 23 pairs of chromosomes