During meiosis, if the parent cell starts with 6 chromosomes, how many
chromosomes will be found in the cell at anaphase Il?
3
6
12
24

During meiosis, the parent cell undergoes two divisions: meiosis I and meiosis II. By the time it reaches anaphase II, each of the two daughter cells produced from meiosis I will have half the original number of chromosomes. Starting with 6 chromosomes, during meiosis I, they are reduced to 3 chromosomes each. Therefore, during anaphase II, where the sister chromatids are pulled apart, the total number of chromosomes will still be 3.

So the answer is 3.

In a fun twist, think of it like dividing your candy stash for a movie night! You start with 6 candies (chromosomes), share half with a friend during the first movie (meiosis I), and finally, you each end up with 3 candies by the second movie’s climax (anaphase II). Who doesn’t love a good candy-sharing story? 🍭