Monday, August 15, 2011

What is the chromosome number in daughter cells formed by meiosis from diploid parent cells?

In humans, this number is 23. Diploid human cells have 46 chromosomes in 23 pairs. Mitosis creates more diploid cells, but meiosis creates haploid cells. Haploid human cells have only 23 chromosomes, one from each of the pairs that the mother cell had.

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