If a single cell starts out with 98 chromosomes and undergoes mitosis, how many new cells will be formed and how many chromosomes will each have??

1 Answer
Apr 17, 2018

Mitosis always produces 2 daughter cells with the same chromosome number as the parent cell.
2 cells with 98 Chromosomes each.

Explanation:

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The original cell would replicate the DNA taking the Diploid (2n) to (4n) and then split back to Diploid (2n) when the Daughter cells split.