Multiple Choice
In mitosis, how does the number of chromosomes in each daughter cell compare to the original parent cell (assuming no errors in chromosome segregation)?
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16. Cell Division
Mitosis
Multiple Choice
In mitosis, how many daughter cells are produced from one parent cell after cytokinesis?
A
Two genetically identical daughter cells
B
One daughter cell identical to the parent cell
C
Two genetically distinct daughter cells with half the chromosome number
D
Four genetically distinct daughter cells
Verified step by step guidance1
Recall the stages of mitosis: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, followed by cytokinesis, which physically divides the cytoplasm.
Understand that mitosis is a process of nuclear division that results in two nuclei, each with the same chromosome number as the original parent cell.
Recognize that cytokinesis divides the cell into two separate daughter cells, each containing one of the nuclei formed during mitosis.
Note that the daughter cells produced by mitosis are genetically identical to the parent cell because the chromosomes were duplicated and equally distributed.
Conclude that from one parent cell undergoing mitosis and cytokinesis, two genetically identical daughter cells are produced.
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