The unified cell theory states that: all living things are composed of one or more cells; the cell is the basic unit of life; and new cellsarise from existing cells. Rudolf Virchow later made important contributions to this theory. ... Thecell is the fundamental unit of structure and function in living things.
When a star is fusing iron in its core, it's still giving off insane amounts of energy. ... Iron cannot be fused into anything heavier because of the insane amounts of energy and force required to fuse iron atoms. The atomic structure of iron is very stable, more so than most other elements.
Each daughter cell would still have 16 chromosomes
Its stabilising. Since the selection pressure is against the extremes which are the normal blood and the sickle cell anaemia.
