At the beginning of prophase I there are ____ strands of DNA in a developing human sperm cell.
A) 23
B) 92
C) 46
D) half as many (as compared to somatic cell)
E) twice as many (as compared to mature sperm)

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At the beginning of prophase I, a human sperm cell is still diploid and has undergone DNA replication during the S phase, resulting in 92 chromatids (or strands of DNA), which is double the number of chromosomes (46) in a diploid cell.

At the Beginning of Prophase I There Are ____ Strands