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Which statement is FALSE?

A) Mitosis is part of the process used to repair damaged tissues.
B) Mitosis is required for embryonic development.
C) Mitosis occurs during wound healing.
D) Mitosis is required to halve the chromosome number of cells.

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Answer: Option D.

Step-by-step explanation:

Mitosis is a type of cell division in which the parent cell divide to produce two daughter cells that are genetically identical to the parent and each daughter cell carries the same number of chromosomes as the parent. Mitosis produced 46 number of chromosomes, the same number of chromosomes the parent have.

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