NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Mitosis is a process of nuclear division in eukaryotic cells that occurs when a parent cell divides to produce two identical daughter cells. During cell division, mitosis refers specifically to the separation of the duplicated genetic material carried in the nucleus.

Detailed explanation-2: -Division of the nucleus during cell division is called karyokinesis and is followed by cytokinesis which is the division of the cell cytoplasm. Both karyokinesis and cytokinesis are parts of the cell cycle. Karyokinesis occurs in all four stages-prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mitosis and meiosis, which are both forms of division of the nucleus in eukaryotic cells, share some similarities, but also exhibit distinct differences that lead to their very different outcomes. Mitosis is a single nuclear division that results in two nuclei, usually partitioned into two new cells.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mitosis is the process of cell division wherein the chromosomes replicate and get equally distributed into two daughter cells. The chromosome number in each daughter cell is equal to that in the parent cell, i.e., diploid. Hence, mitosis is known as equational division.

Detailed explanation-5: -Karyokinesis, also known as mitosis, is divided into a series of phases-prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase-that result in the division of the cell nucleus (Figure 10.2. 2). Karyokinesis is also called mitosis.