Name: Cell Cycle: Growth and Division
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 3 min 29 s
Description: Every organism starts its life as one cell, and most living beings have to multiply their cells to grow. Let's understand how the cell grows and divides duri...

Question

When a cell divides into two daughter cells, shouldn't the chromosome number-

46

, be halved?

Accepted Answer

Cell division is a biological process of mother cells been divided into two or more than two daughter cells. Cell division is categorised into two types: Vegetative and Sexual.

In vegetative reproduction, the parent cell is divided into two identical daughter cells, whereas in sexual reproduction, the parent cell is divided into two haploid cells $(n)$ to form diploid cells $(2 n)$ . During cell division, the cytoplasm and nucleus division takes place which is referred to as cytokinesis and karyokinesis respectively.

Cytokinesis is similar in all cells, while karyokinesis differs, based on which division is of two types: Mitosis and Meiosis.

Mitosis is the type of reproduction in which a cell duplicates and results in two nuclei that are identical to the parent nucleus. Meiosis, on the other hand, results in four nuclei each containing half the chromosomes of the original cell. It is either sperm from the male cell or ovum from the female cell. These haploid cells get to fuse (one male and one female) to form a zygote, which is diploid. In humans, the chromosome number $46$ gets half i.e., $23$ during cell division, but forms a diploid cell '' after the fusion of cells.

When a cell divides into two daughter cells, shouldn't the chromosome number- $46$ , be halved?

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When a cell divides into two daughter cells, shouldn't the chromosome number-46, be halved?

Important Questions on Division For Growth And Reproduction

Learn and Prepare for any exam you want !

When a cell divides into two daughter cells, shouldn't the chromosome number- $46$ , be halved?