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Would the total volume occupied by a cell(s) change when the first cell divides (several times) to form eight cells? Please explain.

2007-08-29 06:53:13 · 2 answers · asked by LunasAngel 3 in Science & Mathematics Biology

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The volume would increase. Before a cell undergoes mitosis, it experiences interphase, during which it grows (that is, expands its volume) by building proteins and forming more organelles and extra cytoplasm. So after the original cell divides into two daughter cells, they would each grow to a size comparable to that of the parent cell before dividing further. The eight third-generation daughter cells would ultimately each be as large as the original cell, so the total volume will have increased by a factor of eight.

2007-08-29 07:34:44 · answer #1 · answered by DavidK93 7 · 1 0

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2016-10-03 09:22:33 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

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