WAEC Biology 2018 Objective — Question 45
Question 45 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Biology 2018 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.
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A plant cell has 14 chromosomes prior to mitosis. What is the number of chromosomes in the daughter cells?
- A. 14Correct
- B. 6
- C. 28
- D. 7
Explanation
Mitosis produces daughter cells with the same chromosome number as the parent cell (14); it is meiosis that halves the chromosome number.
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