Multiple Choice
How are mitosis and cytokinesis different in the cell cycle?
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16. Cell Division
Mitosis
Multiple Choice
In which type of cells does mitosis primarily occur in humans?
A
Haploid gametes (sperm and egg cells)
B
Somatic (body) cells
C
Only prokaryotic cells during binary fission
D
Cells undergoing meiosis I in the gonads
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Understand the definition of mitosis: it is a process of cell division that results in two genetically identical daughter cells, maintaining the same chromosome number as the original cell.
Recall that mitosis primarily occurs in somatic (body) cells, which are all the cells forming the tissues and organs of the body except for the reproductive cells.
Recognize that haploid gametes (sperm and egg cells) are produced by meiosis, not mitosis, and thus mitosis does not occur in these cells.
Note that prokaryotic cells do not undergo mitosis; instead, they reproduce by binary fission, a different process of cell division.
Understand that cells undergoing meiosis I in the gonads are involved in producing gametes and do not undergo mitosis during this stage.
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