Multiple Choice
In eukaryotic cell division, what is the last stage of mitosis (excluding cytokinesis)?
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16. Cell Division
Mitosis
Multiple Choice
In eukaryotic cells, what is the outcome of mitosis (assuming cytokinesis follows and no errors occur)?
A
Two genetically identical daughter cells with the same chromosome number as the parent cell
B
One daughter cell with duplicated chromosomes and one daughter cell without a nucleus
C
Four genetically distinct haploid cells with half the chromosome number of the parent cell
D
Two daughter cells with half the chromosome number due to homologous chromosome pairing and recombination
Verified step by step guidance1
Understand that mitosis is a process of nuclear division in eukaryotic cells that results in the separation of duplicated chromosomes into two nuclei.
Recall that during mitosis, the chromosome number is maintained because sister chromatids are separated, ensuring each daughter nucleus receives an identical set of chromosomes.
Recognize that cytokinesis, which usually follows mitosis, divides the cytoplasm, resulting in two separate daughter cells.
Note that the daughter cells produced by mitosis are genetically identical to each other and to the original parent cell, maintaining the same chromosome number (diploid in most cases).
Contrast mitosis with meiosis, which produces four genetically distinct haploid cells, to clarify why mitosis results in two identical diploid daughter cells.
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