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Question

A diploid cell with a diploid number of 24 chromosomes undergoes meiosis. How many chromosomes are present in each daughter cell after division?

  1. 36

  2. 24

  3. 48

  4. 12

Hint:

Meiosis is called known as reductional division.

The correct answer is:

12


    • The first division (meiosis I) is the division in which the number of chromosomes is halved.
    • In humans with 23 pairs of chromosomes (2n = 46), the number of chromosomes halves at the end of meiosis I (n = 23).
    • Similarly, when the number of chromosomes is 24, the daughter cells will have 12 chromosomes.

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