Name the following by choosing the correct option:
After mitosis, a female human cell will have:
Topic: Chromosome number after mitosis
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Answer
(a) 44+XX chromosomes.
MITOSIS is an EQUATIONAL division — each daughter cell receives exactly the same number of chromosomes as the parent. So a human body cell with 46 produces daughter cells with 46.
In a FEMALE those 46 are 44 autosomes + XX. Option (d), 44+XY, is a male, so it goes at once.
THE TRAP is option (b), 22+X, which is the HAPLOID number. That would be the result of MEIOSIS, not mitosis — and meiosis occurs only in the formation of gametes.
The distinction to hold:
MITOSIS — body cells; number UNCHANGED (46 → 46); two identical daughter cells
MEIOSIS — gamete formation; number HALVED (46 → 23); four daughter cells
Read which division the question names before answering.
44+XX chromosomes.