If a parent cell of a certain organism has 16 chromosomes and undergoes meiosis, the resulting cells will have ____ chromosomes.

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During meiosis, the parent cell undergoes two rounds of cell division, resulting in the formation of four daughter cells with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell. Therefore, in this case, each resulting cell will have 8 chromosomes.

If a Parent Cell of a Certain Organism Has 16