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Differentiate between a single and double chromosome?
I saw the old question on this, which doesn't help at all lol, all my study guide says is exactly what I've asked. I think I understand, a single chromosome is what is in a daughter cell after division and a double chromosome is where the single chromosomes come from? Or do I have this bass ackwards?
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
You have it right. During mitosis the double chromosome (which looks like an X because of it's two identical strands of DNA) splits and one half goes to one daughter cell and the other to the other.
- 1 decade ago
And to add to the answer of the person before me, the single chromosomes in each daughter cell then replicate to form double chromosomes, so that they can be ready to split again in time for the next cell cycle.
