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EVOLUTION CONNECTION The result of mitosis is that the daughter cells end up with the
Chapter 12, Problem 11(choose chapter or problem)
EVOLUTION CONNECTION The result of mitosis is that the daughter cells end up with the same number of chromosomes that the parent cell had. Another way to maintain the number of chromosomes would be to carry out cell division first and then duplicate the chromosomes in each daughter cell. Do you think this would be an equally good way of organizing the cell cycle? Why do you suppose that evolution has not led to this alternative?
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EVOLUTION CONNECTION The result of mitosis is that the daughter cells end up with the same number of chromosomes that the parent cell had. Another way to maintain the number of chromosomes would be to carry out cell division first and then duplicate the chromosomes in each daughter cell. Do you think this would be an equally good way of organizing the cell cycle? Why do you suppose that evolution has not led to this alternative?
ANSWER:No, this would not be an equally good way of organizing the cell cycle. This alternative would put stress on the cell as it requires extreme accuracy in the process of