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If an animal cell has 64 chromosomes prior to S and undergoes mitosis followed by cytokinesis, each new daughter cell will have how many chromosomes?

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User Knaos
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16

Step-by-step explanation:

As chromosomes in animals are paired, as they are diploid and contains two sets of chromosomes, so formula becomes: Chromosomes in gametes = No. of chromatids in a metaphase/4 = 64/4 = 16.

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