Multiple Choice
In eukaryotic cells, what is the outcome of mitosis (assuming cytokinesis follows and no errors occur)?
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16. Cell Division
Mitosis
Multiple Choice
In what type of cell does mitosis primarily occur?
A
Prokaryotic cells undergoing binary fission
B
Cells only during meiosis I in the ovaries or testes
C
Haploid gametes (sperm and egg cells)
D
Somatic (non-reproductive) cells
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Understand that mitosis is a process of cell division that results in two genetically identical daughter cells, primarily for growth, repair, and maintenance.
Recall that prokaryotic cells do not undergo mitosis; instead, they divide by binary fission, which is a different process.
Recognize that meiosis is a specialized type of cell division that occurs only in reproductive cells (gametes) and involves two rounds of division, not mitosis.
Note that haploid gametes (sperm and egg cells) are produced by meiosis, not mitosis, so mitosis does not primarily occur in these cells.
Conclude that mitosis primarily occurs in somatic (non-reproductive) cells, which are all the body cells except for the gametes.
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