NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: CELL-CYCLE & CELL DIVISION

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How many mitotic division occur in a cell of root tip to form 354 cells:

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Correct option: B

353

Option B (353) is correct because if 'n' is the number of mitotic divisions, then the number of cells formed is 2^n. To form 354 cells starting from 1 cell, we need to find n such that 2^n = 354, which is approximately 353 divisions.

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