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How are meiosis and mitosis different?

A: In mitosis, when the two sets of genetic material separate, each daughter cell receives one complete set of chromosomes.

B: In meiosis, the chromosome number is reduced by half.

C: Mitosis is a form of asexual reproduction, whereas meiosis is an early step in sexual reproduction

D:All of these are correct.
I think the answer is D. Is that correct?

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Mitosis is a process where a single cell divides into two identical daughter cells (cell division).
Meiosis is a process where a single cell divides twice to produce four cells containing half the original amount of genetic information.
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Answer:

D

Step-by-step explanation:

Most of the answers contain true information about both.

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