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a parent cell is just one cell. during the cell cycle (mitosis) that cell splits in two

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How many chromosomes does the daughter cell get from the parent cell?

In mitotic cell division, the daughter cells contain the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell. In meiotic cell division, the daughter cells contain half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.


A parent cell has 16 chromosomes how many does each daughter cell get?

8 from each parent.


How many chromosomes in a Parent cell compared to sex cell?

48


How many chromosomes are in one sex cell?

It depends on the parent cell. If the parent cell has 24 then the sex cell will have 12.


How many chromosomes are there in each daughter cell if there are 12 chromosomes in a parent cell?

There are exactly 6 , because the daughter cells always half of how many the parent cells have .


How many chromosomes will each daughter cell have?

It depends on the type of cell division. In mitosis, 2 daughter cells with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell are created. In a human, this would be 46 chromosomes. In meiosis, 4 daughter cell with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell are created. In a human, this would be 23 chromosomes.


How many chromosomes does each parent sex cell give to their offspring?

Each parent sex cell gives 23 chromosomes to their offspring in humans


If a parent cell has 20 chromosomes how many chromosomes will be the result of meiosis?

Meiosis results in cells with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell. Therefore, if a parent cell has 20 chromosomes, the result of meiosis will be cells with 10 chromosomes.


How many chromosomes did the parent germ cell have?

23 pairs


How many chromosomes does each daughter contain after mitosis if the parent cell had 52 original cell chromosomes?

Each daughter cell will have 52 chromosomes. This is because mitosis produces daughter cells which are genetically identical to the parent cell. Therefore they will have the same number of chromosomes.


In Mitosis how many chromosomes does the parent cell have How many chromosome does the daughter cell have Is this number different or same for parent and daughter cell?

Mitosis, of course.


How many choromosomes does each new cell contain after mitosis if the original cell had 52 original cell chromosomes?

After mitotic cell division, if the parent cell had 52 chromosomes, the daughter cells will also have 52 chromosomes identical to each other and the parent cell.