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Question
If the skin cells start dividing by meiosis instead of mitosis, what do you think will happen to a cut on the skin?
Short Answer
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Solution
If skin cells underwent meiosis rather than mitosis, the resultant cells would possess half the chromosome count and would be inadequate for bodily repair; hence, the wound would not heal effectively.
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