AP BIOLOGY

THE CELL

STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE CELL

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
If a goat has 12 chromosomes in all it’s somatic cells, how many chromosomes will it have after mitosis?
A
6
B
24
C
12
D
36
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -If the cells have 12 chromosomes during interphase, the number of chromosomes will be retained as 12 in each of the daughter cells even after the completion of mitosis.

Detailed explanation-2: -The number of chromosomes in the G2 phase will be same as 12 chromosomes and the number of chromatids will be 24.

Detailed explanation-3: -24. After mitosis, two identical cells are produced with the same original number of chromosomes of the parent’s cell. In this case, if a cell has 12 chromosomes, each daughter cell will have 12 chromosomes after mitosis.

Detailed explanation-4: -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. Thus, every cell in your body has an identical set of chromosomes.

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