SOLUTION: Mitosis is a process in which a cell divides into 2 identical cells. For instance, after the first division of a cell, there will be 21 = 2 cells, after the second

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Question 1174296: Mitosis is a process in which a cell divides into
2 identical cells. For instance, after the first
division of a cell, there will be 21 = 2 cells,
after the second division there will be 22 = 4
cells, and after the third division there will be
23 = 8 cells. After how many divisions will
there be 64 cells?
Any help is greatly appreciated!

Answer by ikleyn(52794) About Me  (Show Source):
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# of Step        1       2        3      4       5         6

# of cells    1       2       4       8      16       32       64



Notice  that 64 = 2%5E6.



ANSWER.  6 steps.