Question

A cell starts with 12 chromosomes, then goes through mitosis. How many cells are produced at the end of mitosis? How many chromosomes are in each of the cells at the end of mitoses?

A cell starts with 12 chromosomes, then goes through meiosis. How many cells are produced at the end of meiosis? How many chromosome are in each cell of the cells at the end of meiosis?

Answer 1

Double the number of cells with 12 chromosomes.

Double the number of cells with 6 chromosomes.

Answer 2

I'm not sure I understand really.

Answer 3

With mitosis, the number of chromsomes double before the cell splits, leavind the daughter cells with the same species number of chromosomes (diploid).

This duplication does not occur with meiosis, so the daughter cells have only half the original chromosomes (haploid).

I hope that helps.