How did you develop from a single-celled zygote to an organism with trillions of cells? How many mitotic cell divisions would it take for one zygote to grow into an organism with 100 trillion cells?

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Tootsie

Biology

29 April, 10:20

How did you develop from a single-celled zygote to an organism with trillions of cells? How many mitotic cell divisions would it take for one zygote to grow into an organism with 100 trillion cells?

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Twiggy · Answer 1

The correct answer is "A single-celled zygote develops into an organism with trillions of cells by going trough multiple mitotic processes; a mitotic cell will undergo 47 mitotic divisions to develop into an organism with 100 trillion cells".

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It is fascinating how a single-celled zygote develops into an organism with trillions of cells. The key of an organism's development is called mitosis: a cell division process at which a parent cells produces two daughter cells. Apparently producing two cells from one is not much, but it should be taken into account that it is an exponential process. For instance, a mitotic cell will undergo 47 mitotic divisions to develop into an organism with 100 trillion cells (2^47=140 trillion).