CELL DIVISION
THE CELL CYCLE
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6
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12
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24
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -At the G1 stage, the cell has 24 chromosomes. Each chromosome has a single chromatid for a total of 24 chromatids. At the end of the G2 stage, the cell would have already completed replicating its DNA and would still have 24 chromosomes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Thus, the parent cell with 24 chromosomes after undergoing mitosis will form two daughter cells each with 24 chromosomes.
Detailed explanation-4: -During the G1 phase, DNA has not yet been replicated and there is only one copy of genetic information. The cell, however, is still diploid and contains information for 46 chromosomes, but only 46 chromatids. The S phase accounts for the duplication of chromatids, but does not change the total number of chromosomes.