Number of mitotic divisions required to produce 100 cells by arithmetic growth from single cell is

100

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101

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200

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Solution

The correct option is C 99
In arithmetic growth, following mitotic cell division, only one daughter cell continues to divide while the other differentiates and matures.
N =100, N = n+1

100 = n+1

n =99

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