A diploid cell that enters meiosis with 16 chromosomes will pass through BLANK cell divisions, producing BLANK daughter cells, each with BLANK chromosomes.

Answer 1

A diploid cell that enters meiosis with 16 chromosomes will pass through two cell divisions, producing four daughter cells, each with 8 chromosomes.

Here’s a breakdown:

1. A diploid cell has two sets of chromosomes (in this case, 16 chromosomes total, so 8 pairs).
2. Meiosis consists of two rounds of division: meiosis I and meiosis II.
3. After meiosis I, the number of chromosomes is halved (the duplicated chromosomes are separated), leading to two cells, each with 8 chromosomes.
4. After meiosis II, these two cells divide again, resulting in a total of four daughter cells, each with 8 chromosomes.

Thus, the completed statement is:

A diploid cell that enters meiosis with 16 chromosomes will pass through two cell divisions, producing four daughter cells, each with 8 chromosomes.