Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
In a laboratory in Seoul, a stem cell divides every h, and every new cell does the same. None is lost. Start with one cell and make at least cells.
Count the centromeres for the chromosomes and the DNA molecules for the chromatids. The mitotic index is the cells in mitosis divided by all the cells, times . The time of a phase is the share of the cells in it times the length of the cycle. One cell gives cells in cycles, and divisions take place in going from to cells.
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Given. Cycle: h. Target: at least cells.
Plan. Find the power of that passes . Then count the divisions from the gain in cells.
Step 1. Cycles. is too few, and is enough. So cycles.
Step 2. Time. h.
Step 3. Divisions. The cells grew from to , a gain of . Each division adds one cell, so divisions took place.
Answer: cycles; h; divisions.
Check. .
Watch out. The number of divisions is not the number of cycles. Many cells divide in the same cycle.
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