Question

Use the terms on the right to complete the sentence. Starting with a diploid parent cell containing 32 chromosomes, determine what mitosis and meiosis would yield. NOTE: Some terms may be used twice, or not at all. Incorrect answers will cancel out correct answers. 16 chromosomes 2 haploid cells 2 diploid cells 8 chromosomes 4 haploid cells 32 chromosomes 4 diploid cells Mitosis would yield _____ cells with _____ chromosomes in each daughter cell. (2 options, 1 point each) Meiosis would yield _____ cells with _____ chromosomes in each daughter cell. (2 options, 1 point each)

Answer 1

• Mitosis would yield _2 diploid_ cells with __32__ chromosomes in each daughter cell.
• Meiosis would yield _4 haploid_ cells with _16_ chromosomes in each daughter cell.

Step-by-step explanation:

There are two principal types of cells in the organism: Somatic diploid cells (2n) that reproduce by the process of mitosis, and germ cells that are diploid reproductive cells in charge of gamete production. Germ cells divide by mitosis and meiosis. Through the process of mitosis, they originate more sexual cells, but through the process of meiosis, they give place to haploid gametes, called sperm and egg cells, through the gametogenesis process.

Both somatic cells and germinal cells will end their cycle becoming two daughter cells with the same genetic dotation.

Gametes´destiny is to merge during fecundation, and a new diploid cell called zygote emerges through fertilization. The zygote is a complete cell and suffers successive mitosis to form the new organism.

• Meiosis produces four daughter haploid cells (n) from a diploid germ cell (2n). Each daughter cell is haploid because they have half the number of the chromosomes of the original one.

• Mitosis produces two daughter diploid cells (2n) from a diploid somatic cell (2n). During mitosis, the whole-cell first duplicates and then separates.