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After 7 successive mitotic divisions, each cell will have undergone 8 rounds of division (the original division plus the 7 additional divisions). This means the number of cells will be 2^8, which is 256 cells.
16. The number doubles at each division.
Eight mitotic divisions are required for a single cell to produce 256 cells, as each division doubles the number of cells. Starting with one cell, the first division produces 2 cells, the second division produces 4 cells, and so on until 256 cells are reached after 8 divisions.
After 8 successive mitotic divisions of a zygote, there will be 256 cells. Each mitotic division doubles the number of cells, so if the zygote starts with 1 cell, it will be divided into 2, then 4, then 8, and so on, until reaching 256 cells after 8 divisions.
At the end of three mitotic divisions, there will be a total of 8 cells. This is because the number of cells double with every division. At the end of the first mitotic division, there are daughter cells. At the end of the second division: daughter cells further divide into two cells, giving 4 cells. At the end of the third division: each of the four cells further divide into 2 cells each, resulting in a total of 8 cell.
Starting with a zygote, a series of five cell divisions would produce an early embryo with 32 cells. Each division doubles the number of cells, so the progression would be 1 -> 2 -> 4 -> 8 -> 16 -> 32 cells.
Meiosis has two cell divisions because it is a process that reduces the chromosome number in half, creating genetically diverse sex cells (gametes) for sexual reproduction. The two divisions help ensure that each resulting gamete has a unique combination of genetic material.
It would take about 40 consecutive mitotic cell divisions for one zygote to grow into an organism with 100 trillion cells. This is because each cell division doubles the number of cells, so 2^40 is approximately equal to 100 trillion.
In mitosis, one cell divides into two identical cells, resulting in no genetic variation. There is only one cell division in mitosis. In meiosis, one cell divides into four cells, each with different genetic material, leading to genetic variation. Meiosis involves two cell divisions.
3 Divisions. In Division 1, the original cell (the gamete) divides in 2. In Division 2, the two cells from the first division both divide in 2, giving a total of 4 cells. In Division 3, the 4 cells from the second division all divide in 2 giving a total of 8 cells.
Blank cells are collected at the bottom of each related column.
During mitosis, the number of chromosomes remains the same. The cell duplicates its chromosomes and then separates them evenly into two daughter cells, each with the same number of chromosomes as the original cell.