If an animal cell has 18 chromosomes and undergoes mitosis, how many chromosomes would each daughter cell have? if an animal cell has 18 chromosomes and undergoes mitosis, how many chromosomes would each daughter cell have? 18 23 9 36 it varies, but the total number in the two daughter cells will always add up to 18.

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Ayaan Graves

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3 December, 07:55

If an animal cell has 18 chromosomes and undergoes mitosis, how many chromosomes would each daughter cell have? if an animal cell has 18 chromosomes and undergoes mitosis, how many chromosomes would each daughter cell have? 18 23 9 36 it varies, but the total number in the two daughter cells will always add up to 18.

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Hoffman · Answer 1

Mitosis (also known as cellular division) is just copying of cells. So the answer would be 18. If the question were about meiosis (sexual division), then the answer would be 9, because that would make 4 daughter cells, each encompassing half the original number of chromosomes (18).