Multiple Choice
During prophase of mitosis in an animal cell, what happens to the nucleus?
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16. Cell Division
Mitosis
Multiple Choice
In eukaryotic organisms, what kind of cells does mitosis produce from a single parent cell?
A
Four genetically different daughter cells with half the chromosome number of the parent cell
B
Two genetically different daughter cells with half the chromosome number of the parent cell
C
One genetically identical daughter cell and one genetically different daughter cell due to crossing over
D
Two genetically identical daughter cells with the same chromosome number as the parent cell
Verified step by step guidance1
Recall that mitosis is a type of cell division that occurs in eukaryotic cells to produce new cells for growth, repair, and asexual reproduction.
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 the chromosome number in the daughter cells remains the same as in the parent cell because mitosis maintains the diploid chromosome number.
Note that mitosis results in two daughter cells, each genetically identical to the parent cell and to each other, without any genetic variation such as crossing over.
Therefore, mitosis produces two genetically identical daughter cells with the same chromosome number as the parent cell.
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