During normal mitotic cell division a parent cell having four chromosomes will produce two daughter cells containing how many chromosomes?

Answer 1

There will be 23 chromosomes in each daughter cell. This is half the usual amount. This is referred to as hapliod. Since meiosis only occurs to produce eggs and sperm it makes sense that each egg and sperm should contain only half the "usual" amount. Therefore you literally get half your genes from your mother (egg) and half your genes from your father (sperm). Once fused as a zygote (the cell from which the baby will be formed) now has the correct or "usual" number of chromosomes - 46 or 23 pairs.

Answer 2

Each daughter cell will have four chromosomes, the same as the parent cell.

Answer 3

If the parent cell undergoes mitosis, the daughter cells will have four chromosomes. If the parent cell undergoes meiosis, the daughter cells will have two chromosomes.

Answer 4

the four daughter cells each contain 23 chromosomes and are called haploid cells

Answer 5

Four chromosomes