Multiple Choice
In mitosis, what is the primary role of the mitotic spindle?
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16. Cell Division
Mitosis
Multiple Choice
When a eukaryotic cell undergoes mitosis (followed by cytokinesis), what is the result?
A
Two daughter cells with half the chromosome number of the parent cell
B
Four genetically distinct haploid cells produced by reduction division
C
A single daughter cell with duplicated chromosomes but no nuclear division
D
Two genetically identical daughter cells with the same chromosome number as the parent cell
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Recall the purpose of mitosis in eukaryotic cells: it is a process of nuclear division that results in two daughter nuclei, each genetically identical to the parent nucleus.
Understand that mitosis is typically followed by cytokinesis, which divides the cytoplasm and cell membrane, producing two separate daughter cells.
Recognize that during mitosis, the chromosome number is maintained because the chromosomes are duplicated during the S phase of interphase before mitosis begins, ensuring each daughter cell receives a full set.
Contrast mitosis with meiosis, where reduction division occurs, producing four genetically distinct haploid cells; this is not the case in mitosis.
Conclude that the result of mitosis followed by cytokinesis is two genetically identical daughter cells, each with the same chromosome number as the original parent cell.
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