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Multiple Choice
What would most likely be produced when a cell with 8 chromosomes undergoes mitosis?
A
One cell with 16 chromosomes
B
Two cells, each with 4 chromosomes
C
Four cells, each with 8 chromosomes
D
Two cells, each with 8 chromosomes
Verified step by step guidance
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Understand that mitosis is a process of cell division that results in two genetically identical daughter cells, each with the same number of chromosomes as the original cell.
Recognize that the original cell in this problem has 8 chromosomes.
During mitosis, the chromosomes are duplicated during the S phase of the cell cycle, resulting in 16 chromatids, but these are not separate chromosomes yet.
The cell then undergoes mitosis, where the chromatids are separated into two sets, each set containing the original number of chromosomes, which is 8 in this case.
Conclude that the result of mitosis is two cells, each with 8 chromosomes, maintaining the chromosome number of the original cell.