A triploid nucleus cannot undergo meiosis because
a. the DNA cannot replicate.
b. not all of the chromosomes can form homologous pairs.
c. the sister chromatids cannot separate.
d. cytokinesis cannot occur.
e. a cell plate cannot form.
Ans: b. not all of the chromosomes can form homologous pairs.
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