An alteration occurs in a cell at the surface of a diploid fruiting structure so that during spore formation,the resulting spores have twice the number of chromosomes compared to normal spores.The altered spores are most accurately described as having
A)haploid nuclei.
B)diploid nuclei.
C)triploid nuclei.
D)tetraploid nuclei.

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The alteration described leads to spores having twice the number of chromosomes compared to normal spores. Since normal spores in a diploid organism are haploid (having a single set of chromosomes), spores with twice the number of chromosomes would be diploid (having two sets of chromosomes).

An Alteration Occurs in a Cell at the Surface of a Diploid