Multiple Choice
In mitosis, are the daughter cells genetically identical to the parent cell (assuming no mutations occur)?
16. Cell Division
Mitosis
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In mitosis of a typical diploid somatic cell, what is the ploidy of the daughter cells relative to the parent cell?
A
Aneuploid; daughter cells have random gains or losses of individual chromosomes as a normal outcome of mitosis
B
Diploid; daughter cells retain the same chromosome number as the diploid parent cell
C
Haploid; daughter cells have half the chromosome number of the diploid parent cell
D
Tetraploid; daughter cells have double the chromosome number of the diploid parent cell
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