Genetics Question

[Denty8]

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Could someone help explain to me what c means in genetics - in reference to mass....if you could use an example and go through mitosis that would be ridiculously awesome.
As well, once a cell has undergone meiosis 1 is it considered haploid? It has only 23 chromosomes but 46 chromatids??? Maybe tie that into the example of c.....
THANKS!

 

[ECUpirate19]

the answer to your second question is that the cells would have 23 chromosomes a piece and each chromosome has two sister chromatids so 23 times 2 gives u 46 total chromatids but only 23 chromosomes hope that helps. If my explanation was wrong someone please correct me.

 

[Denty8]

Can anybody answer the c question?

 

[HurricaneKatt]

Could you give an example of a question it appears in or something?

 

[UofT9919]

c refers to the number of dna copies. DNA replicates it DNA to 4c while still being 2n. N refers to the number of centromeres.