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Question #91fdd

Answer 1

It is going to be required four divisions

Explanation:

By definition:

"In meiosis, DNA replication is followed by two rounds of cell division to produce four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes as the original parent cell. "[1]

From .

So, making the math:

`f(0)=1`
`f(1)=4`
....
`f(k)=4^k`

So:

`102=4^k`

take the `ln`:

`ln102=ln4^k`

`k=ln102/ln4`

`k=4`

Thus, if we start with just one cell, we need four generations for having 102. Furthermore, with 26 generations, we have `4.5*10^15`.

The math is sound, if there is a problem of interpretation of the question, just adapt the answer, it is a combinatorial problem, exponential growth.

[1] Meiosis. (2015, October 9). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13:03, October 12, 2015, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Meiosis&oldid=684857181