AP BIOLOGY

CELL DIVISION

MEIOSIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
if a cell has 24 chromosomes how many will it have at the end of mitosis
A
6
B
12
C
24
D
48
Explanation: 

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: -Complete answer: If a cell has 24 chromosomes and it undergoes mitosis to create two cells, then the daughter cells also have 24 chromosomes each. Mitosis is a process of division of cells where a parent cell divides into two daughter cells each of which is genetically just like the parent cell.

Detailed explanation-3: -If a cell has 24 chromosomes before cell division then daughter cell resulting from mitotic division will have 24 chromosomes while daughter cell resulting from the meiotic division will contain 12 chromosomes each.

Detailed explanation-4: -When the cell divides, the copies are pulled apart, and each new cell gets one identical copy of each chromosome. This type of cell division is called mitosis, and it produces cells with a total of 46 chromosomes. Beginning soon after fertilization (see below), all of the cells in your body were made this way.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer and Explanation: 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.

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