AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Each daughter cell will have 8 chromosomes. That is correct. By the end of mitosis, there are two daughter cells. Each daughter cell will have the same amount of genetic material as the parent – 8 chromosomes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mitosis results in two identical daughter cells, whereas meiosis results in four sex cells. Below we highlight the keys differences and similarities between the two types of cell division.

Detailed explanation-3: -So the correct answer is ‘four chromosomes’. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-4: -After mitosis, each of the eight chromosomes are in each daughter cell. These two cells are exact copies of the original cell. We now have enough information to answer our question. In a somatic cell of a fruit fly with eight chromosomes, the number of chromosomes in each daughter cell after mitosis is eight.