Sunday, August 7, 2011

After Mitosis how many chromosomes foes a new human cell have?

46 - the same number as before it started diving. Mitosis is also known as cloning - it means that a cell makes an EXACT genetically identical copy of itself. In a HUMAN cell - there are 46 chromosomes arranged in 23 pairs in order of size so when the cell clones itself by Mitosis - there will be 46 chromosomes in the new cell. (The dividing cell has to copy its chromosomes before it divides).

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