Human somatic cells have 46 chromosomes. Are the cells different in any way from the parent cell and what is chromosome count of each of those cells once they have finished mitosis?

Q: In what type of chromosome is the centromere is more or less in the middle?

A: A chromosome is a rod-shaped structure that basically contains DNA and protein. A structure…

Q: How many kinetochores would you expect to find in a cell that has 25 pairs of homologous chromsomes…

A: A kinetochore is a disc-shaped protein structure associated with duplicated chromatids (1 homologous…

Q: Why are the two cells produced by the cell cycle genetically identical?

A: The cell is the basic unit of life. The tissue is a group of cells that perform a specific function.…

Q: If a rabbit has 22 chromosomes in each of its body cells, how many chromosomes will be in each…

A: Mitosis is a process where a single cell divides into two identical daughter cells. The major…

Q: Why do you think that organisms do not use the first steps of meiosis (up to and including meiotic…

A: Cell division is the cycle by which a parent cell separates into at least two daughter cells. Cell…

Q: When do homogenous chromosomes interact in mitosis?

A: Chromosome is a condensed structure formed by the association of DNA with histone protein…

Q: In what type of chromosome is the centromere is very close to one end?

A: Chromosomes are long thread-like structures that carry coded genetic information in the form of DNA.…

Q: What are the possible structural anomalies of chromosomes during metaphase-anaphase Stages…

A: Karyotyping is the process of matching and ordering all of an organism's chromosomes, resulting in a…

Q: How many types of histone proteins are present in eukaryotic chromatin? 3

A: In the nucleus of eukaryotic cells, histones are highly basic proteins with a lot of lysine and…

Q: a. Manually, using a pencil, draw a cell in anaphase II from an organism in which 2n = 2 and each…

A: “Since you have asked multiple questions, we will solve the first question for you. If you want any…

Q: How many chromosomes and how many chromatids in the picture??

A: During metaphase in cell division, spindle fibers appear from the centrioles. A protein structure is…

Q: What would happen to a Dicentric chromosome during cell division?

A: DNA is the genetic material in almost all living organisms. It is a very large molecule that is…

Q: During the stage of Mitosis, do you need condense an forms chromosomes

A: Mitosis is a method of nuclear division in eukaryotic cells that happens while progenitor cell…

Q: What difference exists between the compaction of chromosomes during metaphase versus interphase?…

A: Chromosomal condensation: In the case of a eukaryotic chromosome, there are 3 levels of chromatin…

Q: What are sister chromatids? What is the process that forms two sister chromatids from a single…

A: DNA is the store house of genetic information. This genetic information is decoded through the…

Q: If a cell is deficient of Separase, how would this affect the chromosome dynamic during mitosis and…

A: Separase is a protein that is also referred to as separin. It is an important part of the cohesin…

Q: Why is the difference in cohesin cleavage in mitosis and meiosis important for proper segregation in…

A: Two types of cell division is seen in sexually reproducing organisms. They are mitosis and meiosis.…

Q: A human skin cell has 46 chromosomes. After that skin cell goes through mitosis, how many…

A: Mitosis is the cell division process which involves division of a parent cell into two similar…

Q: Dogs have 78 chromosomes in their diploid cells. If a diploid dog cell enters meiosis, how many…

A: chromosomes and chromatids will be present in each daughter cell at the end of meiosis I :

Q: In humans, 2n = 46. What is number of chromosomes and DNA molecules in a skin cell nucleus at G1 of…

A: Introduction :- The thread-like components known as chromosomes are found in the nucleus of both…

Q: For an organism with a diploid number of 6, how are the chromosomes arranged during metaphase?

A: Cell development and division of DNA and cells form a cell cycle. Genetically regulated events…

Q: Within the sperm and egg cells of a frog, there are 13 chromosomes.  What would be the diploid #?

A: A frog gamete has 13 chromosomes.

Q: Explain why mitosis is normal in cells containing both horse and donkey chromosomes, but the mixed…

A: Mule is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. Horses and donkeys are different species,…

Q: Mitotic nondisjunction can occur, particularly in tumor cells. Assume a single nondisjunction event…

A: The failure to separate homologous chromosomes or chromatids during cell division (mitosis or…

Q: In the absence of Separase, how would this affect the chromosomes dynamic during mitosis?

A: Separase is an ubiquitous cysteine protease enzyme which remain inactivated (by forming complex with…

Q: A group of cells is assayed for DNA content immediately following mitosis and is found to have an…

A: Mitosis is the process in which identical copy of a cell is made and is plain cell division and is…

Q: What difference exists between the compaction of chromosomes during metaphase and interphase?

A: The cell cycle starts with long interphase followed by short mitotic phase. Interphase prepares cell…

Q: If human somatic cells have 46 chromosomes, how many chromosomes do human gametes have?

A: The size of chromosomes vary from species to species and genera to genera. Usually, within a…

Q: What is a mitotic chromosome?

A: A cell is the basic structural and functional unit of life. They are often called as "Building…

Q: A Common Wombat has 14 chromosomes in one of its somatic (nonreproductive) cells.  One of these…

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Q: How many chromosomes are there in each stage of mitosis in an animal like Drosophila?

A: Drosophila is a diploid organism. Each of the diploid somatic cells of Drosophila has eight…

Q: The somatic cells of a given species contain 14 pairs of chromosomes. If a gamete receives one…

A: Somatic cells contain 2n number of chromosomes (diploid) and gametes contain n number of chromosomes…

Q: At what point duplicated chromosomes are joined?

A: Chromosomes are present inside the cell nucleus and made up of DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) molecules…

Q: If a cell is deficient of REC8, how would this affect the chromosome movement during mitosis and…

A: REC8 is a very important component of meiosis specifically the prophase  It forms the pro phase…

Q: daughter cells at the end of mitosis. 2. Are those cells genetically identical?

A: Mitosis divides a cell into two identical daughter cells with the same set of chromosomes as the…

Q: A chicken has 78 chromosomes in its somatic cells. How many chromosomes did the chicken inherit from…

A: Chromosomes are present in the cells as sets and the number of sets of these chromosomes contribute…

Q: What would happen to a acentric chromosome during cell division?

A: Acentric chromosome is a fragment of a chromosome that lacks a centromere. Acentric chromosomes are…

Q: If there are 4 chromosomes in the parent cell,how many chromosomes wil there be in the daughter…

A: Mitosis is a type of cell division in which the chromosomes replicate and are equally distributed to…

Q: . One oak tree cell with 14 chromosomes undergoesmitosis. How many daughter cells are formed,…

A: The cell cycle, or cell-division cycle, is the series of events that take place in a cell leading to…

Q: How many centromeres are in a chromosome?

A: Chromosomes are long thread-like structures that carry coded genetic information in the form of DNA.…

Q: is the same chrosome type of the parent and daughter cells after mitosis an indication that they are…

A: Cell division It is the process through which new cells are produced. It involves two different…

Q: Suppose that after fusion the resultant diploid cell underwent mitotic cell division instead of…

A: Cell division occurs when a parent cell splits, resulting in the formation of two or more daughter…

Q: a) In which stage of mitosis do chromosomes condense? (b) If a eukaryotic organism has a total of 34…

A: Mitosis is the process in which the sister chromatids separate from each other and move to opposite…

Q: Which cells in the human body undergo mitosis and do you think these cells are genetically identical…

A: Mitosis is that one type of cell division in which one parent cell divide to produce genetically…

Q: Assuming all of the chromosomes present during Meiosis II are shown in the figure above, how many…

A: From the given figure, counting homologous pair as two chromosomes, the total number of chromosomes…

Q: Your somatic cells are diploid. True or False?

A: A somatic cell, or vegetal cell, is any biological cell forming the body of a multicellular organism…

Q: With regard to the process of mitosis, which of the following pairs is NOT matched correctly?

A: Introduction :- Mitosis is a process where a single cell divides into two identical daughter cells.…

Q: In a Drosophila where somatic cells have 8 chromosomes, and gametes have 4 chromosomes, what is the…

A: Meiotic cell division is the process in which a single chromosomal replications cycle is followed by…

Mitochondrial Mutations

A mitochondrion is a cellular organelle that serves as the site for cellular respiration and energy production (ATP or Adenosine Triphosphate). It is a double-membrane-bound organelle and is only present in eukaryotic cells.