Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements is true regarding the starting cell in both mitosis and meiosis?
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9. Mitosis and Meiosis
Mitosis
Multiple Choice
Mitosis results in genetically ____ cells being produced.
A
recombinant
B
haploid
C
diverse
D
identical
Verified step by step guidance1
Understand the process of mitosis: Mitosis is a type of cell division that results in two daughter cells from a single parent cell.
Recall the purpose of mitosis: It is primarily for growth, repair, and asexual reproduction, where the genetic material needs to be preserved.
Recognize that during mitosis, the chromosomes are duplicated and then equally divided between the two daughter cells.
Since the chromosomes are copied exactly and distributed evenly, the daughter cells have the same genetic information as the parent cell.
Therefore, the cells produced by mitosis are genetically identical, not recombinant, haploid, or diverse.
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