Answer:
At G1- 8
At G2 - 16
At metaphase - 16
In daughter cells - 8
Explanation:
In the G1 phase which is the growth phase before the S phase (DNA synthesis), the number of DNA double helices present will be 8 double helices.
In the G2 phase, which is the phase after the S phase i. e. doubling of the chromosomes, the number of DNA double helices here increases by which which makes it sixteen and the chromosome number is still 8 because each chromosome has 2 sister chromatids which occurs after replication.
In metaphase there is still sixteen double helices which is eight chromosomes with 2 sister chromatids each lying on the metaphase plate.
After cell division, each daughter cell will have eight double helices each just like the parent.
