Also, because the chromatids are stuck together after replicating, it is also reasonable to say that there are 46 pairs of chromatids (or chromosomes) at the end of S phase. If the cell goes through mitosis (normal cell division) those 46 pairs will separate and the two daughter cells will have 46 chromosomes.
Estimates of the survival of infants and children in a persistent vegetative state, based on the clinical experience of pediatric neurologists, were published recently10. These estimates range from 4.1 Â±0.7 years, for infants up to 2 months of age, to 7.4 Â±1.8 years, for children 7 to 18 years old.
Oct 23, '03. I think most of us would agree we wouldn't want to be in a vegetative state. The question is many years into it, with the agrument that she isn't in a vegetative state, does her husband now have the right to kill her or withdraw treatment.