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Published on: August 13, 2026
Which of the following is correct about onion?
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
B
Onion has somatic chromosome number 
, so the haploid number is 
.
At metaphase I there are 8 bivalents (not 16).
During interkinesis (after meiosis I) each nucleus is haploid: the chromosome number 
.
(Note: each chromosome still has two chromatids, so chromatid count 
).
Endosperm in most angiosperms is triploid (3n).
For onion: 
chromosomes (not 32). Gametes are haploid, so they have 8 chromosomes, not 16.
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