Which Type of Cell Division Produces Daughter Cells That Are

Question

Which type of cell division produces daughter cells that are identical to the original cell?
A) meiosis in animals
B) meiosis in plants
C) mitosis in animals
D) meiosis in bacteria

Accepted Answer

Mitosis is the type of cell division that produces two daughter cells that are identical to the original parent cell. Meiosis, on the other hand, produces daughter cells with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell, resulting in genetic diversity. Bacteria do not undergo meiosis; they reproduce through binary fission, which also results in genetically identical daughter cells.