Multiple Choice
In mitosis, are the daughter cells genetically identical to the parent cell (assuming no mutations occur)?
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16. Cell Division
Mitosis
Multiple Choice
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
Verified step by step guidance1
Recall that mitosis is a process of cell division that results in two daughter cells, each genetically identical to the parent cell.
Understand that a typical diploid somatic cell contains two sets of chromosomes (2n), one set inherited from each parent.
During mitosis, the chromosomes are duplicated during the S phase of the cell cycle, but the division process ensures that each daughter cell receives one complete set of chromosomes.
Therefore, the chromosome number in each daughter cell remains the same as the parent cell, maintaining the diploid state (2n).
Conclude that the ploidy of the daughter cells after mitosis is diploid, meaning they retain the same chromosome number as the diploid parent cell.
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