Multiple Choice
In eukaryotic cells, what does mitosis produce?
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16. Cell Division
Mitosis
Multiple Choice
In a typical somatic cell, what is produced at the end of mitosis (after cytokinesis completes)?
A
Two genetically identical daughter cells with the same chromosome number as the parent cell
B
One daughter cell with duplicated chromosomes still joined as sister chromatids
C
Two genetically identical haploid cells with half the chromosome number of the parent cell
D
Four genetically distinct haploid cells
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Recall that mitosis is a type of cell division that results in two daughter cells. It is primarily involved in growth, repair, and asexual reproduction in somatic (non-reproductive) cells.
Understand that during mitosis, the parent cell's chromosomes are duplicated and then evenly divided so that each daughter cell receives an identical set of chromosomes.
Recognize that mitosis maintains the chromosome number of the original cell, meaning the daughter cells have the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.
Note that cytokinesis is the final step of mitosis where the cytoplasm divides, physically separating the two daughter cells.
Conclude that at the end of mitosis and cytokinesis, the result is two genetically identical daughter cells, each with the same chromosome number as the original parent cell.
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