Question

While examining the mitotic stage in a tissue, one finds some cells with 16 chromosomes and some with 32 chromosomes. What possible reasons could you give to this difference in chromosome number? Do you think cells with 16 chromosomes could have arisen from cells with 32 chromosomes or vice versa?

Answer 1

in meiosis there are 2 stages 1st is meiotic stage and 2nd is mitotic stage. the cell with 16 chromosome some may be daughter cells which will undergo mitotic stage to double the chromosome

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:Because in meiosis no. of chromosomes is reduced to half so some find 16 chromosomes after meiotic division and one who assigned 32 chromosomes had undergone mitotic division