How many mitotic divisions are required to produce 256 daughters/somatic cells?

128

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Solution

The correct option is D 8
We know that one mitotic cell division produces 2 identical daughter cells.
One division leads to 2 daughter cells, two division produces four cells. So in general, we can say that if n division occurs, then 2ⁿ daughter cells will be formed.
Here 2ⁿ = 256 , which gives n = 8. So, the correct answer is option D.

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