Question

johnny is looking at his cells under a microscope. he notices a cell that has 24 chromosomes. he watches them go through a cellular process to produce cells with 12 chromosomes each. what process did the cell undergo? sexual reproduction through meiosis sexual reproduction through mitosis asexual reproduction through meiosis asexual reproduction through mitosis

Explanation:

Meiosis is a type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, which is crucial for sexual reproduction. Mitosis, on the other hand, produces daughter cells with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell and is involved in asexual reproduction and growth/repair. Since the cell went from 24 to 12 chromosomes (halved), it's meiosis. Also, sexual reproduction involves meiosis (to form gametes), while asexual reproduction typically involves mitosis (to produce genetically identical offspring).

Answer:

sexual reproduction through meiosis