AP BIOLOGY

HEREDITY

LAW OF SEGREGATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
(SC.912.L.16.17) Mitosis and meiosis are processes involved in cellular reproduction. Which of the following describes an event that results from mitosis but NOT meiosis?
A
two stages of cell division
B
replication of cellular genetic material
C
daughter cells that are identical to the parent cell
D
four daughter cells that are produced from each parent cell
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The daughter cells produced by mitosis are identical, whereas the daughter cells produced by meiosis are different because crossing over has occurred. The events that occur in meiosis but not mitosis include homologous chromosomes pairing up, crossing over, and lining up along the metaphase plate in tetrads.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: Mitosis. A single cell splits during the mitosis stage to give rise to similar cells known as daughter cells.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mitosis and meiosis are processes involved in cellular reproduction.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mitosis creates two identical daughter cells that each contain the same number of chromosomes as their parent cell. In contrast, meiosis gives rise to four unique daughter cells, each of which has half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

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