Question

Mitosis

A. Takes on cell and replicates it into genetically unique cells
B. Takes on me cell and replicates it into four cells, each with half of the original cell’s genetic information
C. Takes one cell and replicates it into two genetically identical cells
D. Takes two cells, one from each parent, and replicates it into four genetically unique cells

Answer 1

• The correct answer is option C: Mitosis takes one cell and replicates it into two genetically identical cells.

Step-by-step explanation:

• Mitosis is the process of cell division in which a single cell divides into two identical daughter cells. This process is important for growth, development, tissue repair, and asexual reproduction in organisms. During mitosis, the genetic material (DNA) is replicated, and then the replicated chromosomes are distributed equally into the two daughter cells. As a result, the two resulting cells are genetically identical to each other and to the original cell. Option C describes this accurately.

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• ((Option A is incorrect because mitosis does not produce genetically unique cells. It produces genetically identical cells. Option B is incorrect because meiosis, not mitosis, is responsible for producing four cells with half of the genetic information of the original cell. Option D is also incorrect because mitosis does not involve the replication of cells from two parents or result in genetically unique cells. Instead, it produces genetically identical cells.))