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Problem 4: Thompson Seedless Grapes

The Thompson seedless grape is triploid, with three copies of each chromosome. Which phase of the cell cycle would you expect triploid cells to be unable to complete.

A. meiosis 1
Correct.
True, homologous chromosomes must pair in meiosis I. Triploid cells would be unable to complete meiosis I.

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