If a pea plant has 14 chromosomes in the daughter cells after mitosis, how many chromosomes were initially present in that cell before entering into cell division?

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The correct option is B
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Mitosis is a type of cell division where the number of chromosomes of the daughter cell will be same as the parent cell. If the parent cell had 14 chromosomes, then the 2 daughter cells will also have 14 chromosomes each.

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If a pea plant has 14 chromosomes in the daughter cells after mitosis, how many chromosomes were initially present in that cell before entering into cell division?

The correct option is B 14 Mitosis is a type of cell division where the number of chromosomes of the daughter cell will be same as the parent cell. If the parent cell had 14 chromosomes, then the 2 daughter cells will also have 14 chromosomes each.

The correct option is B
14

Mitosis is a type of cell division where the number of chromosomes of the daughter cell will be same as the parent cell. If the parent cell had 14 chromosomes, then the 2 daughter cells will also have 14 chromosomes each.