How many times a cell will have to divide mitotically, to form 128 cells?

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Solution

The correct option is C 7
A single mitotic division of one cell produces two cells. 2nd division of this two cells produces 4 cells and so on.
$2^{n}$ = number Of cells after n divisions. Thus 7 generations of mitosis yield 128 cells from a single cell.
So the answer is '7'.

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