How many pairs of homologous chromosomes in a cell at metaphase 1 and metaphase 2 (2n=8)?

Answer 1

At Metaphase 1 you would have 8 pairs of homologous chromosomes, because the chromosomes have not separated yet, and there is only 1 cell. At metaphase two you have 4 pairs of homologous chromosomes. At Telophase two, then each of hte four cells has 4 chromosomes, but no homologous pairs.

Answer 2

Metaphase is when they line up at the middle of the cell, right before they split? And this is meiosis so I'd say if you're starting with 8 at the end of metphase II you'd have 4 chromosones since sex calls are hapolid (n) where as all other cells are diploid (2n) And at metaphase II I thought that there were still homologous pairs but at that point they finally split apart and you have half-chromosomes at each pole. Where as in metaphase I, I thought the homologous chromosomes split evenly, two homologous chromosome pairs to each pole.

Answer 3

Metaphase 1 is still diploid, so 4 pairs of homologs.
Metaphase 2 is haploid, so no PAIRS but 4 chromosomes.