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MHT CET · BIOLOGY · STD 12 - 7. Plant Growth and Mineral Nutrition

In geometric growth, the total number of cells produced after four successive mitotic divisions will be __________
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  1. A 2
  2. B 4
  3. C 12
  4. D 16
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(D) 16

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In geometric growth, cell divides mitotically into two. Here, both the daughter cells continue to divide and redivide repeatedly. So, after one mitotic division 2 daughter cells will be produced, 4 daughter cells at the end of two mitotic division, 8 daughter cells at the end of three mitotic division and 16 daughter cells at the end of four mitotic division.