. In yellow fever mosquitos (Aedes aegypti) 2n=6. In a mosquito cell that is going through mitosis, how many daughter cells are formed and what is the number of chromosomes in each cell?   b. Another mosquito cell with 2n=6 undergoes meiosis. How many cells will result from this process, and what is the chromosome number in each cell?

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1. a. In yellow fever mosquitos (Aedes aegypti) 2n=6. In a mosquito cell that is going through mitosis, how many daughter cells are formed and what is the number of chromosomes in each cell?

 

b. Another mosquito cell with 2n=6 undergoes meiosis. How many cells will result from this process, and what is the chromosome number in each cell?

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