AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

SEXUAL REPRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What cells undergo mitosis?
A
blood cells
B
nerve cells
C
human sperm cells
D
human egg cells
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -All the somatic cells undergo mitosis. Germ cells undergo meiosis to produce gametes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Skin cells, red blood cells or gut lining cells cannot undergo mitosis. Stem cells do divide by mitosis and this makes them very important for replacing lost or damaged specialized cells.

Detailed explanation-3: -The small lymphocytes are incapable of undergoing the mitosis process and circulate in blood and lymph.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: Red blood cells cannot undergo cell division; they do not do mitosis. This is because they are anucleate, they have no nucleus. This is a way to make more room for hemoglobin and to increase the ability of red cells to carry oxygen.

Detailed explanation-5: -Both haploid and diploid cells can undergo mitosis. When a haploid cell undergoes mitosis, it produces two genetically identical haploid daughter cells; when a diploid cell undergoes mitosis, it produces two genetically identical diploid daughter cells.

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