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Mitotic nondisjunction in a diploid cell produces ______.

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a trisomic and a monosomic daughter cell
two monosomic daughter cells
a disomic and a nullisomic daughter cell
a trisomic and a disomic daughter cell
two nullisomic daughter cells

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Mitotic nondisjunction results in one trisomic and one monosomic daughter cell due to improper separation of sister chromatids during mitotic anaphase.

Step-by-step explanation:

Mitotic nondisjunction in a diploid cell produces a trisomic and a monosomic daughter cell. This event occurs when sister chromatids fail to separate properly during mitotic anaphase. As a result, one cell receives an extra chromosome (trisomic), while the other receives one less (monosomic).

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