If a tissue has at a given time 1024 cells, how many cycles of mitosis had the original paraental single cell undergone?

Options

A. 512
B. 10
C. 1024
D. 256

Answer

B

Explanation

Each cycle producers 2 daughter cells. It is calculated by the formula `(2^("number of cycles")=` number of daughter cells). Ten cycles are required to produce 1024 cells as folows:
`2^(10)=1024`.