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It is estimated that there are a total of 245 cells (roughly 50 trillion) in the adult human body. Starting from a fertilized egg, how many cell divisions would be required to produce 245, assuming that every cell divides in every cycle?

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45.5 divisions

Explanation:

  • Meiosis is a process where a single cell divides twice to produce four cells containing half the original amount of genetic information.
  • These cells are our sex cells – sperm in males, eggs in females.
  • During meiosis one cell divides twice to form four daughter cells.

The number of cell divisions required to produce 245 cells is approximately 45.

What do you mean by cell division?

Cell division is a biological process by which a parent cell divides into two or more daughter cells in a given condition.

Mitosis is a type of cell division where a cell duplicates all its contents, including chromosomes, and splits to form two daughter cells. They produce diploid cells (2n). While meiosis produces four daughter cells with a parental cell that divides twice. Meiosis produces haploid cells (n).

Therefore, the number of cell divisions required to produce 245 cells is approximately 45.

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