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If a parent cell has 24 chromosomes and goes through meiosis, how many chromosomes will each daughter cell have
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If a parent cell has 24 chromosomes and goes through meiosis, how many chromosomes will each daughter cell have

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The daughter cells would have 12 each

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Because there are two rounds of division without duplication in between, the genetic content is cut in half. Each of the 4 daughter cells will only end up with half of the genetic content of the parent cell. Therefore, after meiosis, the daughter cells would have only 12 chromosomes each.
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