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A cell undergoes mitosis in 30 minutes. Find the number of cells produced after 24 hours if initially 10⁵ cells are present.
BiologyCell Cycle and Cell DivisionNEET
Options:
  • A 224×105
  • B 248×105
  • C 248+105
  • D 48×105-
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The correct answer is: 248×105
A cell undergoes one round of mitosis in 30 minutes; thus, it undergoes 48 divisions in 24 hours. Hence, the number of cells produced is 248. Each cell undergoes division, so the total number of cells produced is 248 × 105.

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