Question

If an organism had 20 chromosomes, how many chromosomes would the daughter cell have after mitosis? After meiosis?

Answer 1

Answer:

After mitosis, the daughter cell has 20 chromosomes and after meiosis, the daughter cell has 10 chromosomes.

So the answer is 20 and 10

Answer 2

Answer:

$\boxed {\boxed {\sf Mitosis: 20 \ chromosomes}}$

$\boxed {\boxed {\sf Meiosis: 10 \ chromosomes}}$

Explanation:

Mitosis and meiosis are both types of cell divisions, but they are different.

Mitosis

• 1 cell division that results in 2 daughter cells used for growth, repair, and development
• The cells are genetically identical with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

Meiosis

• 2 cell divisions resulting in 4 daughter cells for sexual reproduction
• The cells are genetically different and have half the number of chromosomes as the parent.

The organism has 20 chromosomes.

• Mitosis: same number of chromosomes=20
• Meiosis: half the chromosomes= 20/2= 10

After mitosis, the daughter cell has 20 chromosomes. After meiosis, the cell has 10.