AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Thus, the parent cell with 24 chromosomes after undergoing mitosis will form two daughter cells each with 24 chromosomes.

Detailed explanation-2: -After meiosis, the daughter cells will be haploid and will only have half the species number of chromosomes, in this case, 12 chromosomes. If the parent diploid cell has 24 chromosomes prior to meiosis, then all of the daughter cells will only have 12 chromosomes after the two rounds of meiosis.

Detailed explanation-3: -These very long molecules of DNA are called chromosomes. Each species of plant has a specific number of chromosomes. The cells of tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum) contain 24 chromosomes, the cells of Pinus and Abies species 24 and onions 16 (humans have 46).

Detailed explanation-4: -At the end of mitosis, the two daughter cells will be exact copies of the original cell. Each daughter cell will have 30 chromosomes. At the end of meiosis II, each cell (i.e., gamete) would have half the original number of chromosomes, that is, 15 chromosomes.

Detailed explanation-5: -If the chromosome number for an organism is 22 before mitosis, then the chromosome number of each daughter cell after mitosis has taken place will also be 22. This is because mitosis produces two daughter cells that are genetically identical in terms of chromosome number and the genetic content of the chromosomes.