CELL STRUCTURES AND FUNCTION
CELL DIVISION
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Question
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Cell division is ____
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the process in which a daughter cell copies itself to generate two identical parent cells.
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the process in which a parent cell copies itself to generate multiple identical daughter cells.
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the process in which a parent cell copies itself to generate two identical daughter cells.
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Mitosis is a fundamental process for life. During mitosis, a cell duplicates all of its contents, including its chromosomes, and splits to form two identical daughter cells.
Detailed explanation-2: -[ dô′tər ] Either of the two cells formed when a cell undergoes cell division by mitosis. Daughter cells are genetically identical to the parent cell because they contain the same number and type of chromosomes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mitosis is used to produce daughter cells that are genetically identical to the parent cells. The cell copies-or ‘replicates’-its chromosomes, and then splits the copied chromosomes equally to make sure that each daughter cell has a full set.
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