Multiple Choice
In a typical mitotic cell cycle, how many rounds of cell division occur during mitosis to produce two genetically identical daughter cells?
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16. Cell Division
Mitosis
Multiple Choice
During mitosis, how many genetically identical daughter cells are produced from one parent cell after cytokinesis?
A
Two daughter cells
B
Four daughter cells
C
One daughter cell
D
Eight daughter cells
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Recall that mitosis is a type of cell division that results in two daughter cells, each genetically identical to the original parent cell.
Understand that mitosis involves several phases: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase, followed by cytokinesis, which physically divides the cytoplasm.
Recognize that the purpose of mitosis is to maintain the chromosome number of the parent cell in the daughter cells, ensuring genetic identity.
Note that after cytokinesis, the cell splits into two separate cells, each containing the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.
Therefore, the number of genetically identical daughter cells produced from one parent cell after mitosis and cytokinesis is two.
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