Final answer:
The two new cells formed after cell division contain genetic material that is identical to the parent cell. This is due to DNA replication before cell division, ensuring each daughter cell gets a full set of chromosomes. In sexual reproduction, haploid gametes carry half the parent's genetic material, but when they fuse, together they restore the full chromosome set.
Step-by-step explanation:
Compared with the genetic material of the original cell, each of the two new cells contains genetic material that is identical to the parent cell. This happens because prior to cell division, the DNA replicates ensuring that each daughter cell receives a complete set of genetic material. The cells you mentioned, formed after cytokinesis, have undergone meiosis resulting in haploid cells with half the DNA content of the parent cell when producing gametes like sperm and egg cells. However, if we're considering mitosis and normal cell division that results in the formation of body cells, the daughter cells would have identical genetic material to the parent cell. During sexual reproduction, the fusion of two haploid gametes (a sperm and an egg) creates a new diploid organism, containing half of the genetic material from each parent, which amounts to the full set of chromosomes for that species. On the other hand, DNA replication during the cell cycle ensures that all non-gamete cells in the body maintain identical genetic material to the parent cell.