Mitosis starts and ends with

diploid cells. That means they

have two sets of chromosomes

(both parents each contribute a

set). In humans, how many

chromosomes should be in each

of these diploid cells after

mitosis?

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Biology

Faith Burns

26 September, 16:08

Mitosis starts and ends with

diploid cells. That means they

have two sets of chromosomes

(both parents each contribute a

set). In humans, how many

chromosomes should be in each

of these diploid cells after

mitosis?

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Genesis Stephens · Answer 1

Answer: 46 chromosomes

Explanation:

Each diploid cell has two sets of chromosomes (i. e 2n) and are 46 in total. After undergoing mitosis, each of these cells divides into two daughter cells with the exact chromosome number as the parent cell.

Thus, mitosis occurs only in somatic (body) cells and yield daughter cells with 46 chromosomes.

Mitosis starts and ends withdiploid cells. That means theyhave two sets of chromosomes(both parents each contribute aset). In humans, how manychromosomes should be in eachof these diploid cells aftermitosis?

Mitosis starts and ends with

diploid cells. That means they

have two sets of chromosomes

(both parents each contribute a

set). In humans, how many

chromosomes should be in each

of these diploid cells after

mitosis?