If the chromosome # of a typical onion root tip cell is 16 before mitosis, what's the # after nuclear division

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If the chromosome # of a typical onion root tip cell is 16 before mitosis, what's the # after nuclear division

2007-04-01 15:35:03 · 2 answers · asked by stn 8allasa 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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Mitosis makes two daughter cells exactly identical to the parent cell. A cell with 16 chromosomes forms two daughter cells each with 16 chromosomes using mitosis.

It's MEIOSIS that makes daughter cells with half the usual number of chromosomes, not mitosis.

2007-04-01 15:53:59 · answer #1 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

2007-04-01 22:44:55 · answer #2 · answered by JaeDee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋