AP BIOLOGY

CELL DIVISION

THE CELL CYCLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which is less likely to be a function of mitosis?
A
Organism growth
B
Body tissue repair
C
Gamete development
D
Asexual reproduction
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: Answer option C. Production of gametes from diploid cells is the correct answer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mitosis occurs in somatic cells; this means that it takes place in all types of cells that are not involved in the production of gametes. Prior to each mitotic division, a copy of every chromosome is created; thus, following division, a complete set of chromosomes is found in the nucleus of each new cell.

Detailed explanation-3: -Meiosis is a type of cell division that reduces the number of chromosomes in the parent cell by half and produces four gamete cells. This process is required to produce egg and sperm cells for sexual reproduction.

Detailed explanation-4: -You read earlier that some cells in humans do not undergo mitosis. Two particular cells that reproduce through another method are sperm cells and egg cells, also called gametes. Instead of mitosis, gametes reproduce through a process called meiosis.

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