Question

A cell that is 2n = 112 has just completed mitosis and is in G1. The two daughter cells will have how many chromosomes per cell:

Answer 1

Both of the daughter cells will have 112 chromosomes.

Explanation -

Mitosis is known as equational division. This is because in mitosis the number of the chromosome in the daughter's cells remains as same as that of the parent cells. Meiosis is just the reverse case where the chromosome number gets halved in the daughter's cells as compared to the parent's cell. Mitosis generally takes place in the somatic cells of the body.

G1 phase of the cell cycle is the phase just after the cytokinesis in most of the cells. It is also known as Gap 1 phase. During this phase, the cell performs its normal physiological functions. The chromosomes number remain as same as that of the parent's cell in mitosis. The chromosomes decondense to form chromatin fibres in the nucleus.

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