Multiple Choice
In mitosis, how many daughter cells are produced from a single parent cell after cytokinesis is complete?
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16. Cell Division
Mitosis
Multiple Choice
In eukaryotic cells, mitosis results in two daughter cells that are best described as which of the following?
A
Genetically identical to each other but with half the chromosome number
B
Genetically different from each other due to crossing over, with half the chromosome number
C
Genetically identical to each other and to the parent cell, with the same chromosome number
D
Genetically different from the parent cell due to independent assortment, with the same chromosome number
Verified step by step guidance1
Recall that mitosis is a process of cell division in eukaryotic cells that results in two daughter cells.
Understand that during mitosis, the chromosome number is maintained, meaning each daughter cell has the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.
Recognize that mitosis produces daughter cells that are genetically identical to each other and to the original parent cell because the DNA is replicated and equally divided.
Contrast mitosis with meiosis, where crossing over and independent assortment occur, leading to genetically different cells with half the chromosome number.
Conclude that the correct description of daughter cells after mitosis is that they are genetically identical to each other and to the parent cell, with the same chromosome number.
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