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Multiple Choice
After three rounds of mitosis, how many daughter cells are produced from a single original cell, assuming no cytokinesis errors?
A
3
B
4
C
6
D
8
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Understand the process of mitosis: Mitosis is a type of cell division that results in two genetically identical daughter cells from a single parent cell. Each round of mitosis doubles the number of cells.
Start with the original single cell. After the first round of mitosis, the single cell divides into two daughter cells.
After the second round of mitosis, each of the two daughter cells divides again, resulting in a total of 4 cells (2 × 2 = 4).
After the third round of mitosis, each of the 4 cells divides again, resulting in a total of 8 cells (4 × 2 = 8).
Conclude that after three rounds of mitosis, assuming no errors in cytokinesis, the total number of daughter cells produced is 8.