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If a parent cell has 46 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will a daughter cell have after mitosis?
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
46

Explanation: Mitosis produces two daughter cells genetically identical to the parent. Although chromosomes are replicated before mitosis (forming sister chromatids), those chromatids separate so each daughter cell ends up with the original chromosome number (46 in this case).