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If a parent cell has 18 chromosomes prior to mitosis, how many chromosomes will the daughter cells have?

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Any number between nine and thirty-six
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Nine
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Eighteen
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Thirty-six
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Solution

The correct option is D Eighteen
Mitosis is the division of somatic cells in which the genetic content or number of chromosomes remain intact in daughter cells.
So the correct option is ' Eighteen'.

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