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If an organism had 20 chromosomes, how many chromosomes would the daughter cell have after mitosis? After meiosis?

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After mitosis, the daughter cell has 20 chromosomes and after meiosis, the daughter cell has 10 chromosomes.

So the answer is 20 and 10

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\boxed {\boxed {\sf Mitosis: 20 \ chromosomes}}


\boxed {\boxed {\sf Meiosis: 10 \ chromosomes}}

Step-by-step explanation:

Mitosis and meiosis are both types of cell divisions, but they are different.

Mitosis

  • 1 cell division that results in 2 daughter cells used for growth, repair, and development
  • The cells are genetically identical with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

Meiosis

  • 2 cell divisions resulting in 4 daughter cells for sexual reproduction
  • The cells are genetically different and have half the number of chromosomes as the parent.

The organism has 20 chromosomes.

  • Mitosis: same number of chromosomes=20
  • Meiosis: half the chromosomes= 20/2= 10

After mitosis, the daughter cell has 20 chromosomes. After meiosis, the cell has 10.

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