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12 November, 07:33

Mitosis & Meiosis: Thinking Scientifically

It takes 15 minutes for certain embryo cells to divide. How many cells

would be produced from one cell after four hours? Hint: Start with one

cell at time zero, so after 15 minutes you would have 2 cells, etc.

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  1. 12 November, 07:36
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    65536 cells

    Explanation:

    starting from 1 cell at zero minutes there will be 1 (2^0) cell; 2^0 = 1

    after 15 minutes there will be 2 (2^1) cells

    after another 15 minutes (30 min) there will be 4 (2²) cells

    after another 15 minutes (45 min) there will be 8 (2³) cells

    after n number of 15 minutes there will be (2^n) cells

    calculate number of 15 minutes in 4 hours

    4 hours = 4 * 60 minutes

    number (n) of 15 minutes in 4 hours = (4 * 60 minutes) / 15 minute = 16

    using the formula above and substitute 16 for n in the formula

    Number of cells = 2 ^n = 2^16 = 65536 cells
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