Multiple Choice
In a typical mitotic division of one diploid somatic cell (followed by cytokinesis), how many daughter cells are present at the end of mitosis?
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16. Cell Division
Mitosis
Multiple Choice
In mitosis, how many daughter cells are produced from a single parent cell after cytokinesis is complete?
A
8 genetically identical daughter cells
B
1 genetically identical daughter cell
C
4 genetically distinct daughter cells
D
2 genetically identical daughter cells
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Recall that mitosis is a type of cell division that results in two daughter cells, each genetically identical to the original parent cell.
Understand that mitosis involves several stages: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase, followed by cytokinesis, which physically divides the cytoplasm.
Recognize that after cytokinesis, the parent cell splits into two separate cells, each containing the same number of chromosomes as the parent and identical genetic information.
Note that unlike meiosis, which produces four genetically distinct daughter cells, mitosis produces only two genetically identical daughter cells.
Therefore, the number of daughter cells produced from a single parent cell after mitosis and cytokinesis is complete is two, and these cells are genetically identical.
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