Question

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the process of mitosis is illustrated below.
imagine that this process begins with a single parent cell in the first generation. if all the generations of cells undergo mitosis every 3
minutes, what is the total number of identical cells that will exist 3 minutes after the second generation is produced?
cells
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Explanation:

Step1: Analyze the initial number of cells

After the second generation, there are \(2\) cells.

Step2: Calculate the number of mitosis cycles in 3 minutes

Since mitosis occurs every \(3\) minutes, in \(3\) minutes, there is \(1\) mitosis cycle.

Step3: Use the formula for cell - division

The formula for the number of cells after \(n\) mitosis cycles starting from \(N_0\) cells is \(N = N_0\times2^n\). Here, \(N_0 = 2\) and \(n = 1\). So \(N=2\times2^1\).

Answer:

\(4\)