NEET BIOLOGY

CELL STRUCTURES AND FUNCTION

CELL CYCLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
If a parent cell has 23 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will each new daughter cell have after it divides?
A
46 chromosomes
B
26 chromosomes
C
43 chromosomes
D
23 chromosomes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -At the end of mitosis, the two daughter cells will be exact copies of the original cell. Each daughter cell will have 30 chromosomes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Each daughter cell will have half of the original 46 chromosomes, or 23 chromosomes. Each chromosome consists of 2 sister chromatids. The daughter cells now move in to the third and final phase of meiosis: meiosis II.

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 meiosis I, the pairs of homologous chromosomes are separated from each other. This requires that they line up in their homologous pairs during metaphase I. The steps are outlined below: Prophase I: The homologous chromosomes line up together.

Detailed explanation-5: -Haploid describes a cell that contains a single set of chromosomes. The term haploid can also refer to the number of chromosomes in egg or sperm cells, which are also called gametes. In humans, gametes are haploid cells that contain 23 chromosomes, each of which a one of a chromosome pair that exists in diplod cells.

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