Multiple Choice
During mitosis, how do the daughter cells compare to the parent cell?
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16. Cell Division
Mitosis
Multiple Choice
Which type of cell division produces two genetically identical diploid daughter cells (assuming the starting cell is diploid)?
A
Mitosis
B
Meiosis I
C
Meiosis II
D
Binary fission
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Understand the types of cell division: Mitosis, Meiosis I, Meiosis II, and Binary fission, and their outcomes in terms of genetic content and ploidy of daughter cells.
Recall that mitosis is a process where a diploid parent cell divides to produce two diploid daughter cells that are genetically identical to the parent cell.
Recognize that Meiosis I and Meiosis II are involved in producing haploid gametes, reducing the chromosome number by half and introducing genetic variation through recombination and independent assortment.
Note that binary fission is a form of asexual reproduction in prokaryotes, producing genetically identical cells but not involving diploid eukaryotic cells.
Conclude that the type of cell division producing two genetically identical diploid daughter cells from a diploid parent cell is mitosis.
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