Which of the following is true of mitosis? It is also known as cytokinesis. A. It maintains the same chromosome number in the daughter cells as in the parent cell. B. It is the last phase of interphase. C. It regulates the transfer of genetic information from one daughter cell to another. D. It moves homologous chromosomes to opposite poles.

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Damien Copeland

14 November, 20:48

Which of the following is true of mitosis? It is also known as cytokinesis. A. It maintains the same chromosome number in the daughter cells as in the parent cell. B. It is the last phase of interphase. C. It regulates the transfer of genetic information from one daughter cell to another. D. It moves homologous chromosomes to opposite poles.

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Leyla Hutchinson · Answer 1

The correct answer is A. It maintains the same chromosome number in the daughter cells as in the parent cell.

Explanation:

Mitosis is also known as equational division because in mitosis the replicated chromosome becomes equally divided and distributed into two daughter cells. The number of chromosomes remains the same as of parent cells.

At the start of mitosis, the number of chromosomes is 46 and at the end of mitosis, the number of chromosomes in the two daughter cells remains the same i. e, 46. In mitosis, the parent cell divide only once and two identical daughter cells are created while in meiosis two-division takes place and four different cells are created. So the correct answer is A.