Question

If a somatic parent cell, such as a skin cell, divides to create two identical daughter cells, how much DNA will be present in each of the daughter cells?
A: no DNA until the daughter cell begins to produce it
B: half the amount of DNA normally present in the parent cell
C: the same amount of DNA normally present in the parent cell
D: three times the amount of DNA normally present in the parent cell

Answer 1

Answer: the same amount of DNA normally present in the parent cell

Explanation: somatic cells are diploid and they have the same amount of DNA that their parent cells have